The cases of two young women -- a California teen and a pregnant Texas mother -- have generated sympathy for their families, but also have left some doctors and bioethicists upset about their ...

Brain stem is that part of the brain that connects the spinal cord with the “main” brain and contains areas that control ...

A 25-year-old went in for outpatient knee procedure in a Weston surgical center. By the end of the day, he’d suffered severe ...

Recent advancements in organ procurement techniques to improve the quality of donated organs have given rise to normothermic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six years ago, Larry Black Jr. lay on an operating table at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri, prepped for ...

Brain dead. The two words are ominous, frightening, final. And often so misunderstood. As a medical diagnosis, brain death is relatively straightforward, determined by standardized tests widely ...

What happens to the human brain and body after death has remained a long-standing question. It’s intriguing to think about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brain retains higher function even after the body has "died." Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary ...

Three-quarters of kidney transplants in the U.S. come from deceased donors, and donation after circulatory death, in contrast ...

It's rare for health providers to declare a person dead who is still alive, but it can be tricky with drowning victims. Their ...

Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary care doctor redefined the phrase “life after death” after finding that the brain remains active even after one’s heart stops, as ...