RCoA training anaesthetists awarded by NIHR for research
The RCoA in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network announced its research award winners...
Read MoreGeneral anaesthetics do more than put you to sleep
A new understanding of the complex ways in which general anaesthetics act on the brain could eventually lead to improved...
Read MoreNHS could save £200m a year and improve patient satisfaction, new research reveals
New research by academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that NHS Trusts in England could save more...
Read MoreAnaesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans
A new study published in Annals of Botany shows that plants react to anaesthetics similarly to the way animals and humans do,...
Read MoreMinimally invasive treatment provides relief from back pain
The majority of patients were pain free after receiving a new image-guided pulsed radiofrequency minimally invasive treatment for low back...
Read MoreNewborn babies show greater brain response to pain
When newborn babies are under stress, their brains show a heightened response to pain, a new study has found. However,...
Read MoreEarly breastfeeding success not affected by epidural pain relief with fentanyl
Including the opioid fentanyl in the solution used to maintain an epidural during childbirth does not appear to affect the...
Read MoreNew hope for osteoarthritis patients suffering severe pain in hands
Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent arthritis worldwide and is characterised by chronic pain and impaired physical function. Millions of people...
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