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It’s October 16, which means it’s Ether Day! But w It’s October 16, which means it’s Ether Day! But what exactly happened back then? Lucy Ross, Archivist at Massachusetts General Hospital, takes us back to October 16, 1846, when William T. G. Morton brought the Morton Ether Inhaler into the hospital’s operating theater for the first successful public demonstration of ether for surgical anesthesia. That historic moment helped usher in the age of anesthesia, transforming surgery and paving the way for patients today to undergo procedures without experiencing the pain of surgery itself. While newer inhalers soon proved safer and more efficient, the Morton Ether Inhaler remains an enduring symbol of a moment that changed medicine forever. What medical history story from Mass General Brigham would you like us to explore next?

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