Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

AEDs, or public defibrillators, are designed to be used by anyone. Try to stay calm and follow the directions that the device gives you. Share on Pinterest Aria sandi Hasim/Getty Images A ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Flight crew members should be trained in how to use automated external defibrillators to improve survival in case of sudden, ...

In searching for a silver lining from the rock legend's passing, perhaps it's that we pay needed attention to automated external defibrillators – specifically, what they are and how easy they are to ...

While automated external defibrillators improve survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an analysis of data indicates their use for cardiac arrest in a hospital does not result in an improved ...

A UK trial shows drones can deliver defibrillators faster than ambulances, but survival depends on better dispatcher guidance and bystander confidence in using the life-saving devices. Study: The use ...

Drones have infiltrated almost all aspects of our lives. They have even infiltrated the medical world. One of the most useful ways drones have emerged in the medical world is as a vehicle for delivery ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Sheriff’s officials recently bought dozens of automated external defibrillators for patrol vehicles, ...

It's been six days since Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in front of millions. Many feared the worst. But just two days after suffering a cardiac arrest, he woke up and has ...