Enrollment has ended early in a large, multicenter clinical trial comparing two distinct resuscitation strategies delivered by emergency medical service (EMS) providers to increase blood flow during cardiac arrest. The study’s independent monitoring board and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the lead sponsor of the study, stopped enrollment based on preliminary data [...]

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Baystate Medical Center at Tufts University in Massachusetts concludes that patients facing coronary artery bypass surgery should, as a first priority, select a medical facility that has the highest adherence to quality standards.

Indianapolis 500 spectators, participants and crews expect nonstop excitement and outstanding racing at the world’s largest sporting event. They will find that and more at this year’s Indy 500.
Along with the excitement of one of the world’s greatest motor sport competitions and, for the first time at any type of mass gathering , the electronic [...]

The World Medical Association welcomes the willingness of the Israeli Government to allow the installation of a medical facility within the Gaza strip and to keep it combat free, an idea that had been proposed by the Israeli Medical Association. Permission for such a facility on the border of the Gaza strip was given by [...]

The stories of women who die in India during pregnancy, delivery or from post-partum complications have largely remained untold – until now. A powerful new tool that analyses the underlying medical and social reasons behind maternal death is being used by health experts, policymakers and communities to save women’s lives.