Thousands of patients sent for vital heart scans may be undergoing unnecessary first-line tests that fail to deliver clear ...

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a slow heart rate, and my cardiologist has recommended that I have a pacemaker implanted. Can you tell me what a pacemaker does and what I should consider when I make this ...

Medtronic and Biotronik both took steps forward this week with their pacemaker hardware designed to target newly emerging geography in the heart, for delivering electric signals that more closely ...

Gladys Knepper died at 93 after her Boston Scientific pacemaker battery failed. An investigative report published by The New York Times suggests the company knew of the problems associated with its ...

Gladys Knepper, at 93, had a morning routine that never wavered. She woke up at 6 and made her bed. She got a pot of coffee going and went outside to pick up her copy of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Boston Scientific announced multiple recalls but has said its battery issues were limited. One internal test in 2025 found batteries with an “extremely high failure rate.” Credit...Illustration by Mel ...

Investigators may have discovered an alternative way to find Nancy Guthrie. The mother of three is still missing, with thousands of potential leads being looked at. She is 84 and said to be in need of ...

Don’t tell Susan Avery her dancers are “young at heart.” “We are not young at heart, we’re old,” said Avery, founder and director of the Pacemakers, a senior dance team that performs all over the ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries predicted failure for the U.S. in an interview on Monday after the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes against Iran over the weekend. "The American people want us ...

Keith Krehbiel has broken more ribs than he can count — from bike crashes to falls during pickleball matches. Another time, he climbed up the stairwell in his home and blacked out just as he reached ...