Pre-oxygenation for general anesthesia iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto Shots - Health News Pay, But Not Equity, Improves For Female Anesthesiologists Kaiser Health News September 18, 2015 Anesthesiologists make a lot of money. But female anesthesiologists make much less than their male counterparts, a RAND study finds. It's the latest evidence of a persistent pay gap in health care.
Is nitrous oxide during surgery safe? iStockphoto.com hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto.com Shots - Health News Laughing Gas Gets A Safety Check June 26, 2013 There have been nagging questions about whether nitrous oxide during surgery raises the risk of heart attacks and other problems. Now, there's some reassurance, though no definitive answer, from a study that looked at the widely used anesthetic.