Yale School of Medicine researchers led by Dr. Zvonimir Vrselja have transformed our understanding of brain death through an innovative experiment involving pig brains. Their work challenges long-held ...
A prominent recent case involved a 23-year-old Jamaican woman who admitted herself to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for elective surgery on July 30, 2024. In February, Amber Ebanks, a ...
Although it receives a lot of attention, brain death is relatively rare, accounting for around 2% of all adult hospital deaths in the United States. There are also misconceptions around what brain ...
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 ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to ...
Ms. Mutcherson is a professor at Rutgers Law School. Right now in an Atlanta hospital room lies a 30-year-old nurse and mother, Adriana Smith. Ms. Smith, who is brain-dead, has been connected to life ...