A retrospective study published Thursday in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings has found children who have more than one surgery with general anesthesia by age 3 may ...

CINCINNATTI (MEDIA GENERAL) – According to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy for Pediatrics, children who received general anesthesia for ...

A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has found that multiple doses of general anesthesia do not harm brain function in young children, providing reassurance to parents and ...

Children were given anesthesia once under age 3 report more problems with mental skillsiStock A Mayo Clinic study has found no link between surgical anesthesia and low IQ in children. A more complex ...

Limited use of general anesthesia with an infant does not cause developmental problems for the child, an international team of researchers is reporting. The study is the largest of its kind and the ...

Early research suggests a possible link between exposure to general anesthesia in infancy and early childhood and behavioral and developmental disorders later on. Children in the study exposed to ...

Children who go under anesthesia more than once at a young age have higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from the Mayo Clinic. Subscribe to read ...

OAKLAND — The death last month of 4-year-old Lý Trí Dũng at an Oakland dental office has once again raised the question: Does California need stricter rules over the use of anesthesia in the dentist’s ...