The world’s very first fully implanted pacemaker, in 1958, lasted three hours before the batteries failed. It was replaced by one that lasted two days. Ultimately, Arne Larsson – surgical guinea pig – ...

An efficient security protocol has been designed to protect the information provided by pacemakers and similar medical devices connected to the Internet. Thanks to the latest advances in ...

BOSTON — Physicians and medical-device manufacturers prepared this week for the next big step in cardiac care: the debut of the Internet-enabled heart. The world's biggest manufacturers of pacemakers, ...

In May this year, Digital Journal reported on a study done by security firm, California-based WhiteScope. The study came out shortly after the FDA admitted that some pacemakers and other cardiac ...

Home is where the heart is, they say. And, just like the good old days, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic again will make house calls. But instead of visiting patients in-person, doctors will use the ...

Researchers at University of the Basque Country have to protect the information provided by medical devices connected to the Internet. With this discovery, pacemakers with internet connection are ...

NEW YORK: Medical device maker Medtronic Plc has disabled internet updates for two models of its CareLink devices that healthcare providers use to program implanted pacemakers, saying the system was ...

A pacemaker is a small electronic device that helps keep the heart beating regularly. It can represent a life-changing treatment for heart conditions such as arrhythmias. It is generally not too ...

A pacemaker is an electric medical device that’s generally about the size of a matchbox. A surgeon implants it under your skin to help manage irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. Pacemakers can ...

My life depends on the functioning of a medical device: a pacemaker that generates each and every beat of my heart. I know how it feels to have my body controlled by a machine that is not working ...

This news release is available in Spanish. The ageing of society needs new, more cost-effective solutions to improve the life quality of patients and cut the burden that is placed on the social ...