To honor her memory, Smith’s mother, April Newkirk, announced via Facebook that multiple digital billboards will be displayed ...

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 ...

Loved ones are remembering 15-year-old Ava Holland, who was critically injured in a car crash last week while she was on her ...

Sometimes the body stops before the brain does.A study published in Resuscitation suggests that consciousness may persist ...

The procurement and perfusion method, areas that are rapidly evolving, will likely play a role in the success of DCD transplants.

A 16-weeks pregnant woman is being kept alive on life support to save her unborn baby, despite being pronounced brain-dead by Ireland's leading neurosurgeons, reported the Irish Independent. The woman ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

How the human body shuts down after death from the brain to the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and even tissues and why some organs remain viable for donation long after life ends.

Kheirbek is a professor of medicine and the inaugural division head of gerontology, geriatrics, and palliative medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Bullets tore through Michael ...