anesthesia

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Further progress could refine these tools to better assess consciousness in coma, advanced dementia, and anesthesia, and influence treatment decisions and end-of-life care.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

On Jan. 26, Lisa went under anesthesia for the retrieval procedure, her third in five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The business can’t offer general anesthesia, prescription drugs other than vaccines, or laboratory services that aren’t typically delivered in a primary-care setting.

From Barron's • Sep. 25, 2025

When Johnson underwent anesthesia for a gall bladder operation, Moyers was given responsibility to decide whether then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey should take over the president’s powers in the event of a crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

He went under anesthesia for what he thought was a routine procedure and woke up permanently paralyzed from the waist down.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot