A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from heartbeats themselves. A new power scheme for cardiac pacemakers turns to an unlikely source: vibrations from ...

Fox News anchor John Roberts is opening up about his recent health challenges. The former chief White House correspondent, 65, returned to the news program "America Reports" this week to reveal he now ...

Vice President Dick Cheney's routine checkup on Friday revealed no new blockages in his heart, but doctors said he needs a new battery for a special pacemaker he has in his chest, a spokeswoman said.

Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will undergo a medical procedure this Friday. The Huskers' head coach will have his pacemaker replaced. This will be the second pacemaker to be replaced ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda had surgery to replace his pacemaker on Thursday. The Dodgers announced Lasorda's procedure, adding he's "doing well and looking forward to returning ...

Scientists have found a way to pick the best pacemaker for each patient, potentially making them last years longer. Researchers at the University of Leeds, Université Grenoble Alpes and University ...

Mechanical and electrical energy are linked and can be exchanged back and forth. Just like ultrasound converts electrical voltage into pressure or sound, we can engineer similar materials onto ...

Patients who undergo minimally invasive heart valve replacement, known as TAVR, sometimes develop heart rhythm problems that necessitate placement of a permanent pacemaker. However, when a pacemaker ...

Mumbai: Reprimanding an insurance company for its “hyper technical approach” and for adhering to a “pick and choose” theory, a district consumer commission has directed it to reimburse Rs 2.65 lakh ...

The jury in this case faulted Dr C for not obtaining serial INR tests until he was sure that the patient’s INR was in the therapeutic range and stable. Dr C was a cardiologist who worked in a ...

The newest, smallest pacemaker comes with no strings attached—literally. A research team at Rice University, the Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine recently created a heartbeat ...

SIX-YEAR-OLD Muhammad Faris Habibullah Mohd Abdul Sahat was born with a heart condition and is relying on a pacemaker to stay alive. Due to high energy consumption and the limited lifespan of the ...