Every year more than 300,000 people in the U.S. die from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, making it a leading cause of death. Improved access to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and ...

KERA's Sam Baker talks with Dr. Tyler Bloomer, a cardiologist with Texas Health Harris Fort Worth Hospital. He explains the program and how extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation helped save a ...

After suffering cardiac arrest in March, Ken Platt’s heart stopped for 45 minutes — a span that typically marks the end of life. But thanks to a groundbreaking eCPR program, the 65-year-old got a ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the last year, Ken Platt has taken many walks. But the road to recovery was a walk that started back in March. "I woke up in the middle of the night and I had this feeling of, ...

You should read both the consultation document and the accompanying evidence (see the committee papers) before making any comments. We have a new way of making ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Editor's Note: The attached video originally aired on Oct. 18, 2023 and is about the new midwife program at the University of Iowa. According to the University of Iowa's "Project ...