A viral report from Uttar Pradesh sparks confusion about brain death, prompting experts to explain why true brain death cannot be reversed.

The cases of two young women -- a California teen and a pregnant Texas mother -- have generated sympathy for their families, but also have left some doctors and bioethicists upset about their ...

A woman in India who had been declared “brain dead” reportedly began breathing again after the ambulance hit a large pothole.

NEW YORK CITY -- Groundbreaking surgery by doctors at NYU Langone successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig kidney and thymus into the body of a man who is brain dead. NYU Langone says it is a big ...

Brain stem is that part of the brain that connects the spinal cord with the “main” brain and contains areas that control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six years ago, Larry Black Jr. lay on an operating table at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Missouri, prepped for ...

Brain dead. The two words are ominous, frightening, final. And often so misunderstood. As a medical diagnosis, brain death is relatively straightforward, determined by standardized tests widely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brain retains higher function even after the body has "died." Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary ...

Here's where a state complaint laid some of the blame.

The brain retains higher function even after the body has "died." Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary care doctor redefined the phrase “life after death” after finding ...

Sometimes it’s the living who haunt the dead. A New York primary care doctor redefined the phrase “life after death” after finding that the brain remains active even after one’s heart stops, as ...