A heavy electrical charge delivered by a taser could cause a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator to malfunction, researchers ...

Research has found that handheld electro-shockers commonly used for self-defense can potentially interact with cardiac ...

Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies ...

Because indications for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have expanded, hundreds of thousands of U.S. patients now have these devices. Hence, clinicians likely will care for rising ...

While these scenarios sound like scenes from a sci-fi thriller, such cyberhealth threats are of real concern as medical technology moves toward smart, wirelessly connected implants. Smart ...

SINGAPORE – A recent analysis of the drivers of healthcare inflation in Singapore found that a specific component that covers implants and drugs, and that makes up the bulk of total hospital ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Dental implants, while effective for replacing missing teeth, face a risk of failure, particularly within the first two years. Key risk factors include smoking ...

By Jessica Alpert I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, spitting them out like rotten food. “It should heal on ...

An alternate training pathway would be required if there were a shortage and/or maldistribution of electrophysiologists unable to fulfill an increasing demand for ICD implants. There may be a ...