It's been six days since Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in front of millions. Many feared the worst. But just two days after suffering a cardiac arrest, he woke up and has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is an AED? Here's why it can save lives. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images) About 90% of the 350,000 cardiac arrests ...

A new poll revealed a “critical gap” in automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness with most Americans wanting a bystander to use the device to save their life in a cardiac emergency but less ...

You’ve probably seen one at the airport, your doctor’s office, or maybe the mall: that white, windowed box jutting out from the wall that holds an automated external defibrillator, or AED. AEDs are ...

With the cameras running and millions of football fans watching, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after a tackle and went into cardiac arrest. The cameras also captured moments ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] I have a love/hate relationship with how healthcare is ...

A smartphone app that alerts trained citizens to respond to nearby of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) does not seem to increase the application of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smartphone dispatch of volunteer responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest researchers conferred a small but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the rate of automated external defibrillator use was low.

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...