Linda Maurer, 65, Who First Wore the Medic Alert Bracelet, Dies
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Linda Collins Maurer was the first member of the Medic Alert Foundation, which uses bracelets to warn medical professionals in an emergency about serious health problems.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2004 - Jean Toth&#39;s experience with Intrinsa â-rocter &amp; Gamble&#39;s first-in-its-class testosterone skin patch â - changed her life.
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SEATTLE -- A woman who underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm died after she was mistakenly injected with an antiseptic solution instead of a harmless X-ray marker dye, hospital officials say.
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A 37-year-old Egyptian woman who tested  positive for the bird flu virus has died in a Cairo hospital,  bringing the number of deaths from the disease in Egypt to 13,  a government health official said on Friday.
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Description: Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who revolutionized the way the world looks at terminally ill patients, has died at age 78.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak no longer has to wear an electronic ankle bracelet before her trial next month on charges she attacked a romantic rival when a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut unraveled in February, a Florida judge ordered on Thursday.
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CONCORD -- Carola (Rosenthal) Domar, 84, of Concord, a former social worker, died of breast cancer Sept. 24 at the Wayside Hospice in Wayland.
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BELGRADE, Maine - Fifty years ago, Ronald Herrick wasn&#39;t thinking about making medical history that would one day lead to saving countless lives.
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A 60-year-old woman dies in hospital following a two-car collision  in County Antrim.
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A US hospital chain is removing patients&#39; &quot;LiveStrong&quot; wristbands because they are yellow - the same colour they use for the &quot;do not resuscitate&quot; bands put on patients who don&#39;t want to be saved if their heart stops.
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A Northern Ireland-born heart expert whose pioneering techniques saved countless lives dies at the age of 88.
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Saving an elderly woman whose clothing was on fire earned a mail carrier Hero of the Year honors Thursday, while others were praised for assisting a police officer, rescuing a baby from traffic and aiding an elderly man.
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A 79-year-old Orinda, Calif., woman collapsed and died after waiting more than four hours to obtain a flu shot at a local Safeway supermarket, the Contra Costa Times reported Friday.
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TAMPA, Fla. - A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow - the same color as the "do not resuscitate" bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops.
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Confused by the news that the pain reliever Celebrex might increase the risk of heart attack, 67-year-old Sharon Panick went to her doctor this week to learn whether
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HAINESPORT, N.J. -- It looks like a toy, but the bracelet locked around Bob Melnick's wrist gives his wife some peace of mind: If this Alzheimer's patient wanders off and gets lost, he's wearing a tracking beacon to help bring him home.
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BERLIN - A resourceful 78-year-old retiree saved herself and others from possible serious injuries Monday after her taxi driver suddenly died of a heart attack on the highway, police said.