It's routine when women are giving birth for epidural anesthesia to be administered. The epidurals are commonly given to help prevent pain during childbirth. A recent study refutes a previous study ...

Epidurals are a form of pain relief during childbirth and is used by more than half of all women in labor. Many women who choose to opt out of epidurals may have concerns for links to autism—a ...

Smiths Medical has announced it has received FDA clearance for an epidural administration safety system, according to a news release. The Portex CorrectInject safety system is designed for the ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to reduce ...

An epidural is an anesthetic delivered through a catheter (small tube) into a potential space outside the spinal cord called the epidural space. Using this catheter, we are able to infuse a solution ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRNE, "Sorrento") announced that the company has received FDA clearance to proceed with a global Phase 2 clinical ...

A medical device that aims to make administration of epidurals more reliable and safer has been cleared by the FDA, giving its developer Omeq Medical its first approved product. The EpiFinder is ...

An epidural headache is a headache that can occur after an epidural injection. It’s also known as a post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) or a spinal headache. While you may think of childbirth when you ...

Epidurals are a common way to help reduce pain during childbirth. Though generally safe, they can cause a person to experience severe headaches after the delivery of their baby. An epidural is a ...

Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are associated with a heightened risk for infection after lumbar spine decompression surgery, a new meta-analysis shows. In a review that included more than ...

A nationwide epidural shortage in Canada is panicking expecting parents, forcing them to consider other pain management options and adding to the anxiety of childbirth. Kiersten Bellmore-Nidd, 28, is ...