It brought the concept of general anesthesia to doctors and the world at large, and revolutionized medicine. But it wasn’t the first. The first use of ether in dental surgery, 1846. Morton used ...

Ether, in particular, has been in a steep decline since Dec. 16, 2024, when it peaked above $4,100. It has since lost over 53% of its value. Analysts from Bitfinex attributed the drop to ...

When halothane was introduced as an anesthetic in 1956, it seemed nearly perfect. Unlike ether and cyclopropane, it is both nonflammable and nonexplosive—a valuable asset in the modern operating ...