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"They immediately start cardiopulmonary resuscitation with breathing and chest compression, and connect to a defibrillator," ...

Heart attack care is entering a phase where machines do not just assist doctors, they anticipate the next move. A new ...

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Not all cardiac arrests can be treated with an electric shock. In fact, most of them—about 80%—are ineligible for defibrillation. With a survival rate of about 4%, these deaths continue to number ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — Peach County EMS has implemented major changes in how it handles cardiac arrest calls, resulting in improved survival rates, officials say. The agency reports that nearly 10% of ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors. By Simar Bajaj When James Hicks, 75, was diagnosed with heart failure, it ...