A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

Several brands of Boston Scientific pacemakers are under recall due to a risk that the devices can permanently enter Safety Mode, according to an alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.

A pacemaker, which unconfirmed media reports say Nancy Guthrie has, does not contain GPS and cannot be used to track a person's location. A pacemaker will continue to function even if it stops syncing ...

Data from Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker has helped shed light on the events leading up to her kidnapping, but there are significant limits in how much data the devices can collect. Most importantly for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Pacemakers are not designed or approved to provide ...

As we witness the rapid advancement of technology, lifesaving devices such as connected pacemakers and other medical implants are also evolving. However, with this evolution comes the susceptibility ...