Implantable heart pacemakers are lifesaving devices for heart patients, emitting electrical pulses to re-establish normal heart rhythms. However, when a pacemaker's battery depletes after about 10 ...

For heart patients, the prospect of a lifetime use pacemaker may soon become a reality. A Chinese research team has developed ...

"I live my life as a grateful person because of you," Takudzwa Chitima tells Dr. Lior Sasson 14 years after undergoing complex pediatric heart surgery.The post Zimbabwean teen returns to ...

It’s supposed to be cozy season - warm blankets, quiet nights, and purrs on the sofa - until a cat’s heart starts missing beats. This story follows the urgent decision to perform lifesaving pacemaker ...

A New Smyrna Beach nurse suffered from a heart rhythm disorder that caused her to faint, until she received a "life-saving" high-tech pacemaker. The Micra AV pacemaker is a leadless device smaller ...

At age 29, Julie Bowen got a pacemaker. The "Modern Family" alum made the revelation to host Michael Rosenbaum during a recent appearance on his podcast, "Inside of You." The 55-year-old shared that ...

Julie Bowen is opening up about her health. The “Modern Family” alum, 55, told Michael Rosenbaum on Tuesday’s episode of his “Inside of You” podcast that she has sick sinus syndrome, a type of rhythm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

This video is no longer available. Rick Schena, of Alexandria, Virginia, and his doctor at MedStar Health, in McLean, have begun using the latest technology — adaptive deep brain stimulation — in his ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Breakthrough Device Designation to Orchestra BioMed for its atrioventricular interval modulation (AVIM) therapy for patients with uncontrolled ...