Devices Can Interfere With Peaceful Death
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When Carol Lewis's father-in-law died, family members circled his hospital bed to pray, expecting to offer their final goodbyes peacefully. Then his body suddenly started to lurch.
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Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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The families of elderly dementia victims are being given peace of mind by a satellite tracking system. Sufferers in a trial project have been given a special
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Humans have become highly reliant on technology to keep us safe. But when we go off the grid, as our reporter recently did, there can be grave risks.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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Science & environment: Advances mean cryonics - freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them - could be coming a little closer
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Fears that mobile devices keep you from connecting with others are groundless. Most of us use them to keep connections strong with those we love.
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Evidence that mobile phones can interfere with vital intensive care equipment has been strengthened.
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Talking about parentsÂ funeral plans can be uncomfortable but it can resolve important issues.
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Move follows series of suspicious deaths.
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At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat &#151; one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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Can Wi-Fi signals make you ill? Newshounds pore over the available literature, but miss something interesting about the claims
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Also: When iPods die. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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When painful medicine is involved, closeness to a patient can make for fuzzy views.
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Terminally-ill cancer patients should not believe that they can put off dying to avoid missing significant events such as birthdays, weddings, or Christmas, say scientists.
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Treating heart attack victims with radio waves helps reduce the likelihood that implantable defibrillators will need to jolt ailing hearts into beating properly, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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An invention that exploits the ubiquity of cellular phone networks could soon be saving heart attack victims before they even realize they&#39;re sick.