Anesthesia is at an inflection point: soaring demand, evolving technology and growing outpatient volume offer new opportunities, but workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and increasing ...

Becker’s spoke with six anesthesia leaders to explore the long-term consequences of this growing shortage and how it could impact surgical access, care quality and healthcare system sustainability in ...

In honor of National CRNA Week (Jan. 18-24, 2026), members of the U.S. House of Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Dave ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

NOTE: Blue Cross Blue Shield announced Thursday that the proposed anesthesia payment policy has been halted. More information can be found here. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon change the way ...

Anesthesia affects receptors in the brain, which may cause side effects following surgery. However, evidence that anesthesia causes long-term memory loss is inconclusive. Some people may experience ...

How staffing shortages are reshaping outpatient care, plus new pain centers January 14, 2026 1. The anesthesia shortage forecast: 5 predictions Full story 2. How anesthesia staffing strain is ...

This summer, the anesthesiology department at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, was in crisis. For months, the outside staffing company overseeing the department had ...

“We recently learned that one of our anesthesia groups will cease operations in June,” a Premier Health spokesperson said. The spokesperson said they are working to transition those anesthesia ...

A 9-year-old girl in California died after a dental surgery during which she was under anesthesia, according to the County of San Diego Medical Examiner's Office. Silvanna Moreno's procedure took ...

Thomas Greene had been experiencing pain in his right leg, a complication from diabetes, when doctors recommended a procedure to increase blood flow to the limb. Retired from a career as an ...

Dr Seyi Oyesola says modern monitoring, training and protocols have drastically reduced anesthesia risks in Nigerian ...