“Soothing, quieting and delightful beyond measure.” That was Queen Victoria’s description of chloroform, the anesthetic administered by her physician John Snow to ease labour pains as she gave birth ...

Over 130 years ago, a significant scientific event was recorded in the medical history of Hyderabad, and indeed the world. It would have an enduring effect on the science of anesthesiology and its ...

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