When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back ...

A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical experts. Dr George Biketi, a general practitioner, explained that brain death is the complete and ...

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 ...

A Brain-Dead Pregnant Woman Was Kept Alive For Months. I'm Suing To Make Sure That Never Happens Again.

ATLANTA -- Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old Georgia nurse and mother, was just eight weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead in February after suffering a medical condition. However, the family ...

In the early hours of June 13, a baby was born to a brain-dead woman in Atlanta. That woman, Adriana Smith, had suffered a catastrophic stroke in February, in the early weeks of her pregnancy. When ...

More training is needed for hospital staff after a patient died from "a catastrophic and unsurvivable brain injury" following ...

Among patients with operable, newly diagnosed brain metastases, treatment with GammaTile was associated with a greater than ...

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical ...