A special session of Congress was called 35 years ago to make lawmakers and the public aware of stories of patients left to die in hospital parking lots for lack of insurance. Around the time of that ...

Laparoscopic surgery, being minimally invasive, often allows for a quicker recovery compared to open abdominal surgery (laparotomy). Recovery after endometriosis surgery typically takes several weeks ...

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. — As Exercise Global Medic, the medical component of Operation Mojave Falcon 25, kicks off, the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment highlights its vital role in ...

The rates in which nursing home staff perform CPR or use an automated external defibrillator on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest residents “were not ideal,” according to a new study. Researchers say ...

Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy was feasible for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in a mature, physician-led, urban system and was associated with improved survival, particularly when performed ...

Retrospective analysis of resuscitative thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest covered records from 1999 to 2019 from London's Air Ambulance. People with cardiac tamponade were more likely to ...

Putting up Christmas lights was something that 24-year-old Antonio Pascual Mateo always did for his client, according to his loved ones. On Thursday, that became Mateo’s last act when he was ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — An Escondido man died after being electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Authorities said the incident ...

Marie Cooper led her life according to her Christian faith. She baked pies for her neighbors in northern West Virginia and said grace before even a bite of food. She watched Jimmy Swaggart, a ...

The Texas man was visiting California with friends, officials say. Photo from Andrzej Kryszpiniuk via Unsplash A 24-year-old tourist died while swimming off the California coast during a trip with ...

A “do not resuscitate” order can help you communicate your priorities for medical treatment. Here’s how to increase the chances that your wishes are upheld. By Kate Raphael A “do not resuscitate” ...

BALTIMORE -- Students and staff at Franklin High School are mourning the sudden loss of 16-year-old Leslie Noble, a member of the school's football team. The teen died during the first practice of the ...