The Virginia Supreme Court denied a request Friday by the Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to perform tests to determine whether a 2-year-old is brain dead, according to ...

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 ...

CT perfusion and angiography failed to meet sensitivity and specificity thresholds to determine brain death. Neither should be used as standalone tests to establish death by neurologic criteria, the ...

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 ...

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 ...