The heart-lung machine was a groundbreaking invention that took place in Philadelphia and has saved millions of lives.

This photo was taken after the surgery to correct the bleed on Poppy McGee’s brain last year. She is in the center in the front, in her wheelchair. Mollie is to her left, along with Mollie’s daughter, ...

Your heart already has its own built-in bypass system that predicts whether the heart muscle is alive or dead—according to ...

Connecticut State Police Trooper Joe O’Connell had already seen his share of health issues when his wife insisted he report to a cardiologist. He would sometimes get a lump in his throat that “kind of ...

Medical procedures for coronary artery disease include angioplasty, which uses balloons and stents to open blocked arteries, and bypass surgery, which creates new pathways around blockages using ...