Today marks the beginning of National CPR and AED Awareness Week. It serves as a reminder that a few simple skills can mean ...

To raise awareness of CPR, the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone ...

Five compelling, real-life CPR stories kick off a new American Heart Association storytelling initiative focused on doubling the sudden cardiac arrest survival rate, as part of CPR & AED Awareness ...

Medical creep happens when doctors practice “outside the box.” They perform procedures or prescribe treatments in the absence of clear evidence that patients will benefit. For example, doctors often ...

Robert Miller smiles and chats as he walks briskly on a treadmill at the Genesis Heart Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit in Davenport. Walking 3.5 mph on a machine is not an easy or enjoyable ...

Recently, I wrote about the dark side of CPR. Despite a common misperception that CPR can rescue almost anyone from the brink of death, most people that receive it don't survive. Of those that do, ...

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing clinicians, health care institutions, and public officials to develop crisis standards of care that differ radically from ordinary care for services such as ...