Moments after Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July, he demanded something unexpected from his doctors: a CT scan of his brain. The then-presumptive Republican ...

Delayed diagnosis is a serious issue in modern medicine. Explore conditions that are frequently diagnosed too late or ...

The funeral for the Georgia woman who was brain-dead but kept alive by ventilators because of the state’s abortion law was ...

Smith, a nurse and mom, was declared brain dead in February and was kept on life support until her son was born via C-section ...

The funeral for the Georgia woman who was brain-dead but kept alive by ventilators because of the state's abortion law was ...

What is vascular dementia? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer disease. It's caused when decreased blood flow damages brain tissue. Blood flow to brain tissue ...

CT scan. This test uses X-rays and a computer to make horizontal (axial) images of the brain. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays. MRI scan. This test uses large magnets, radio waves, and a ...

Adriana Smith, who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, has been taken off of life support. This comes days ...

A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly blocked or when a blood ...

A pregnant brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept on life support until her fetus was viable. Experts say it raises ethical and legal questions.

UF Health Jacksonville has unveiled its first mobile stroke unit. With its telemedicine equipment, paramedics can connect to stroke neurologists in real time.

Like a lot of people, I’d had some squamous cell carcinomas removed from my scalp. But in June 2024, a red splotch, about the size of my fist, appeared on ...