Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart ...

Then, in February she publicly shared that doctors discovered multiple brain tumors, resulting in emergency surgery. As she continues treatment, the mother-of-three is maintaining a well-rounded ...

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Sitting up in a hospital bed after a seven-hour operation on her brain, Tara Doyle reached for her phone. She had already ...

Larry Tye, an author and former Boston Globe health reporter, is coauthor, with Kitty Dukakis, of “Shock: The Healing Power ...

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WHEN Connor McCrossan fell ill while travelling with friends in Thailand doctors thought he had picked up a tropical virus.