It’s not easy to sever a human spine. Here’s why
After his arrest, Freddie Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury in the back of a police van. Neurosurgeons explain how such an injury might occur.
Why you don’t want a high-tech ambulance if you’re in cardiac arrest
"Advanced Life Support" ambulances may lead to more death, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers.
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Doctors Recommend Cholesterol Tests, Drugs for Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended Monday that children with risk factors such as obesity and a family history of cardiac disease be screened for high cholesterol -- and said some should be treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Study: Hospital Response Slow in Cardiac-Arrest Cases
Nearly a third of patients who suffer cardiac arrest in a hospital don't get potentially life-saving defibrillator shocks quickly enough, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
