Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The only reason we have general anesthesia today is because of a Victorian party drug. Before general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The only reason we now have the pain relief we do is ...

According to a Mayo Clinic study published in Nature Neuroscience, the cells that act as the central nervous system’s first line of defense against harm also play a role in helping the brain awaken ...

General anesthesia — the enabler of modern surgery and medical intervention — is one of the great triumphs of the scientific method. Ether, the compound from which almost all modern anesthetics are ...

Ether Dome, a play about the discovery of anesthesia, premiered last Wednesday at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, according to a CultureMap Houston report. The play focuses on the relationship ...