anesthetic
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And there’s still lots we don’t know about how these drugs work on the brain, even though thousands of patients undergo a general anesthetic every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Dr. Muhsen Abdullah, the surgeon who heads the emergency room, spoke with a weary tone of a ward without surgical thread or stitches, and anesthesiologists forced to ask patients to purchase their own anesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
A local anesthetic provides some relief, but providers still recommend taking ibuprofen shortly before your appointment.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2024
According to the guidelines, the topical anesthetic lidocaine “might be useful for reducing patient pain” when injected as a local anesthetic or applied topically as a numbing gel, cream or spray.
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
I tried to smile, but I had swabbed on so much anesthetic my lips were frozen in place like fish in a frozen pond.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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