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 ...

The ongoing appeal in Mr Morley's memory, which will reach its one-year anniversary this week, has seen 50 defibrillators ...

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 ...

Implanting defibrillators to jumpstart people's hearts has become common, but one day it may be routine for animals as well. Last Thursday, May 1, a 2-year-old boxer named Honus became the first dog ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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