You’ve seen what a cardiac arrest looks like on television - the patient limp and pale, the alert lifesaver pounding their ...

"Nurses kept coming by to see him because usually people don't live through his specific type of break. He had to have a halo for a while (think Regina George after the bus), and recovery was not fun, ...

Most days, our bodies are just there—mundane vessels we inhabit on autopilot. We wake up, get on with our routines, eat, sleep, repeat. But the moment you actually stop and think about what’s ...

Doctors and nurses, what happened to a patient that will haunt you for life?

Day to day, we exist in our bodies without thinking much about them. We wake up, eat, move around, and fall asleep again, all ...

While not everyone can be conned into thinking Aquaman has fallen in love with them via Facebook, our research round-up this week highlights just how convincing some of these scams can be, thanks to ...

Physicians have said the HBO Max drama "The Pitt" offers one of the most accurate depictions of medicine on television.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville couple is speaking out about the importance of CPR after a medical emergency. “I know it was a miracle to be here because everybody said I was like 1% or less of ...

New research highlights the disparities between TV depictions of CPR and real-world data regarding the method, age and ...

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on these shows often depicts outdated practices and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) Television characters who ...