Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study. The researchers suggested instead that patients ...

A family has installed 50 defibrillators in rural communities, in memory of a father who died from a cardiac arrest. Billy ...

Novato school officials have agreed to install automated external defibrillators at the district's high schools, declaring that the devices' potential to save lives trumped concerns about liability.

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of hospitals each year. AEDs make it possible for laypeople to respond to a medical emergency where defibrillation is ...

BEVERLY — The city has installed automated external defibrillators at eight outdoor locations and is planning to add six more before the end of summer. The installations are part of a plan to ...

Hannaford Supermarkets has begun installing defibrillators at all 185 of its stores to save the lives of customers and employees in case of a sudden cardiac event, the Scarborough, Maine-based food ...