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Carol Connally Stern

She was born November 11, 1937, in Troy, New York to Thomas and Florence (Palso) Connally. As a teen, Carol attended Catholic Central High School in Troy and then went on to St. Peter School of Nursing in Albany, New York where she received a diploma in nursing. Feeling a special call to serve, Carol entered the Maryknoll Convent in Ossining, New York. After taking her vows, she was sent to St. Francis School of Anesthesia in La Crosse, WI, graduating as a nurse anesthetist.

Medicine

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 week ago

I got an epidural for all three of my births none of them worked as expected

Epidurals can vary widely in effectiveness due to timing, anatomy, catheter issues, and side effects; failure is often multifactorial and not solely anyone's fault.

Science

fromBig Think

3 months ago

Inside the search for a universal signature of unconsciousness

Coordinated brain waves organize, carry, combine, and transform information and may underlie consciousness; anesthetics disrupt these wave patterns to produce unconsciousness.

Podcast

fromVulture

4 months ago

A Real Pain

Clara Hochhauser, a nurse, experienced a traumatic Cesarean section due to improper anesthesia administration.

OMG science

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

6 months ago

These Climbers Summited Mount Everest in Record Time. Did Inhaling Xenon Help?

British climbers reached Everest's summit rapidly, potentially aided by inhaling xenon gas, yet scientific backing for this remains inconclusive.