Dr. Gordon Ewy answers the question: 'Implanted Defibrillator For Prevention?' — -- Question: Will an implanted defibrillator prevent me from having a heart attack? Answer: An implantable ...

A family has installed 50 defibrillators in rural communities, in memory of a father who died from a cardiac arrest. Billy ...

A vest containing a defibrillator may be an option for some heart patients who can't use an implantable defibrillator -- the device that can shock the heart back to a proper rhythm if needed. That's ...

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was hurting badly shortly after the lethal injection began, according to several witnesses. Byron Black was put ...

Beginning in 2026, new spaces with an occupancy of 100 people or more will be required to have an automated external ...

Dr. Douglas Zipes answers the question: 'I Have A Defibrillator. Is Sex Safe?' — -- Question: I have a defibrillator. Is it safe for me to have sexual intercourse? Is there a danger of electric ...

Defibrillators and pacemakers help the heart maintain a regular rhythm. Defibrillators deliver a shock if the heart goes into arrhythmia. Pacemakers use electrical impulses to keep the heart from ...

A charity says it is "disappointed" as one of its most used defibrillators has been destroyed beyond repair. The ...

A report from the Resuscitation Council UK found one-in-four people survived a cardiac arrest in hospital, while the British ...

Defibrillators are used when a person is in cardiac arrest to restore a normal heartbeat, but would you know what to do if an alarming incident occurs? According to the British Heart Foundation, there ...

Thousands of Australians have been warned of “serious harm or death” as a popular home defibrillator was recalled after the ...

We've seen flying drones designed to deliver food and even beer on command, but a new autonomous aircraft from a non-profit organization in Germany could provide medical equipment to remote areas in ...