The issue with MRIs and pacemakers is the pacemaker construction. An MRI uses powerful magnetic fields to take pictures of ...

A patient with a pacemaker and a parotid gland neoplasm is advised that MRI is safer and more accurate than CT scans for ...

My doctor doesn’t want to attempt another biopsy, as the biopsy procedure that failed was very lengthy and lasted for most of ...

A pioneering implantable treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea has reached a significant milestone in the UK, with the 100th ...

The oldest known person in the United States and the second-oldest person in the world just celebrated her 116th birthday.

Dr. Keith Roach explains the differences between pacemakers and defibrillators and how they treat heart rhythms.

Dear Doctor Roach: In a recent column about a man with prostate cancer who experienced loss of muscle mass, you discussed the ...

Both treat electrical problems, but their roles differ significantly — one regulates rhythm, the other stops dangerous ones.

Dear Doctor Roach: What’s the difference between a pacemaker and a defibrillator? -- T.S.B. Answer: Both are implantable ...

Around the world, people are living longer. Monaco and San Marino had the highest life expectancies, while Nigeria and Chad had the lowest.

A memorable Ebor week is cooling on the backburner as one of the hottest debates of the summer simmers on. A barnstorming Guardian column argues that “the BHA must now belatedly close this chapter,” ...

Inside the lower right chamber of the heart, the newest kind of pacemaker is a titanium capsule with no wires attached, about the size of a large vitamin pill. Roughly half of it is battery. When that ...