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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A medical breakthrough out of UVA Health as a team performs the first-of-its kind implantable heart defibrillator in Virginia. This is for patients who are at high risk of cardiac arrest or heart ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee executed an inmate Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, despite uncertainty about whether the device would shock his heart when the lethal chemicals ...