Nov 24 Why you don’t want a high-tech ambulance if you’re in cardiac arrest By Jason Kane "Advanced Life Support" ambulances may lead to more death, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 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. Continue watching
Jan 02 Study: Hospital Response Slow in Cardiac-Arrest Cases By PBS News Hour 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. Continue reading