Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz demonstrates how to operate an automated external defibrillator, which helped save the life of celebrity trainer Bob Harper during a heart attack. When "The Biggest Loser" trainer Bob ...

Defibrillators are the devices used to deliver shocks to the heart in cases of life threatening cardiac disorders. Electrodes that are connected to the machine are usually held in place over the chest ...

When someone collapses before your eyes, your first reaction might be stunned disbelief. Your second impulse, though, is likely wanting to help -- and you can. By calling an ambulance, starting CPR, ...

October 16 is World Restart a Heart Day, an international initiative designed to increase awareness about the importance of knowing what to do in a cardiac emergency and learning Hands-Only CPR. The ...

Heart & Stroke is building the next generation of life savers by teaching Swift Current students how to do CPR and use an ...

According to the American Heart Association, over 300,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur annually in the United States, and, according to OSHA, about 10,000 occur at work. For many companies who ...