It felt like something inside me wound up and sucker-punched me from the inside out. The air around me got heavy.

There is a warning for people with implantable defibrillators to help control their hearts — some of the devices are breaking down. Defibrillators placed inside patients’ chests have helped thousands ...

Each year, tens of thousands of Americans have defibrillators implanted in their chests to regulate heart rhythm. Earlier this year, the death of a 21-year-old from a malfunctioning device focused new ...

UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Hospital has become the first hospital in Cedar Rapids to offer a newly approved implantable ...

The world's largest medical device company has acknowledged that many of its implanted cardiac defibrillators use an unencrypted wireless protocol that could allow an attacker to change the settings ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is set to execute a man Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, as uncertainty lingers about whether the device will shock his heart when a lethal drug ...

Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov. Bill Lee declined ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is gearing up for an execution on Tuesday that experts say would likely mark the first time a man has been put to death with a working defibrillator in his chest. Gov ...