People will soon be able to plunk down $2,295 for an at-home defibrillator in hopes their loved ones will pull it out and save them if their hearts suddenly stop beating. The Food and Drug ...

A Sept. 9 article about the sale of automated external defibrillators for home use incorrectly attributed a statement that Philips Medical Systems believes Food and Drug Administration approval of its ...

WASHINGTON -- People worried about sudden cardiac arrest no longer need a doctor's prescription to buy devices that jump-start the heart. The Food and Drug Administration for the first time agreed ...

WASHINGTON -- You can be walking around normally when your heart suddenly stops beating. It takes a mere five seconds to lose consciousness. In 20 seconds, your brain shows it's losing oxygen -- your ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Having a defibrillator at home does not protect heart attack survivors against a cardiac arrest any better than having someone at home with good cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...

Thousands of Australians have been warned their home defibrillators could cause “serious harm or death” following the manufacturer’s shocking $32 million collapse. The Therapeutic Goods Administration ...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a critical recall of all CellAED non rechargeable public defibrillators following December’s liquidation of manufacturer RRR Manufacturing Pty Ltd, ...