Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries may have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Researchers from Massachusetts ...

This 52-year-old actor has been on life support for nearly a week after meningitis infection went untreated for over five ...

Deciding whether to withdraw life support after a severe traumatic brain injury is extremely difficult. Loved ones are faced with balancing their hopes for recovery with the desire not to prolong ...

All but two states have specific language supporting unilateral clinician decision-making for initiating or maintaining life-sustaining treatment (LST). Requirements, justifications, and oversight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is being sued after alleged patient mix-up that resulted in life support being pulled from ...