Facing surgery or a medical procedure can be intimidating, especially the idea of being 'put under.' Whether it's a routine dental extraction or a more complex operation, the use of anaesthesia raises ...

Anaesthesia is a controlled and reversible state of loss of sensation, which may either be with or without a loss of consciousness, which may be induced to allow surgical or diagnostic procedures.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: Hello and welcome to the Health Report with me, Norman Swan. Today, the bugs in our bowels ...