When a patient is admitted to the hospital in the U.S., there’s a standard question physicians like me are supposed to ask: “If your heart stops beating, do you want us to do CPR?” On the surface, ...

Shortly after his sixty-seventh birthday, Ernesto Chavez retired from his job at a Los Angeles food warehouse. Sara, his wife of forty-five years, told me that he meticulously took his medications for ...

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and an automated external defibrillator (AED) are used to assist those in need and could save a life. Here are five things you should know. Anyone can learn it.

Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2026 (HealthDay News) — How do you perform CPR properly? Who’s ...

Dr. Troy Madsen talks about the realities of CPR: does it work as well in real life as it does on TV, why do you give CPR and how giving CPR has changed in the past ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 12, 2026—Scripted television often shows outdated CPR techniques for lay people, potentially fueling misconceptions that could delay bystanders’ lifesaving interventions in the ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — One year ago, as the sun was setting on a late fall day, Andrés Snitcofsky, a 40-year-old designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, heard harrowing cries for help. It was the ...

TV varies dramatically in informing viewers about medical emergencies, but it also teaches audiences how not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As part of a new study conducted at the ...