The American Heart Association says listening to your favorite holiday tune could help save a life this Christmas season.

While someone else fetches an automated external defibrillator, or AED, if one is nearby, you'll place the heel of one hand ...

A public health bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J. 6th District, is one step closer to becoming law.

Harris was in the throes of ventricular tachycardia (VT), a rare and dangerous arrhythmia that caused her heart to beat ...

Their statuses are not known at this time, but the child had to be transported to an area hospital via air ambulance, according to Spring Hill police.

Intensive blood pressure (BP) control in youth with chronic kidney disease (CKD) slows progression, delaying the need for kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Most youth with CKD have hypertension and BP ...

He asked a passerby to call the 119 emergency service and performed CPR. The man started breathing again after two minutes. The elderly man made a full recovery and went home with his family.

The science of resuscitation has advanced since CPR and ECC guidelines were last published ... rhythm was ventricular fibrillation. These new AHA recommendations, which are based on the strongest ...

Heart disease is a major health risk for adults over 40, but lifestyle changes can significantly lower this risk. The 40s are an ideal time to set up long-lasting habits that support heart health ...

“Medical literature, including guidelines from Circulation Journal, stresses that CPR is strictly for cardiac arrest situations and should never be performed on someone who is conscious or breathing ...

By following these three essential steps—providing early respiratory support with surfactant, introducing mother’s milk, and ensuring strict hand hygiene—most preterm infants can survive and ...

I've just watched the film Bread and Roses, co-produced by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousefzai, and directed by Sahra Mani. If only American women were half as brave as ...