The device also dissolves once it is no longer needed, making invasive removal a thing of the past.

The tiny pacemaker sits next to a single grain of rice on a fingertip. The device is so small that it can be non-invasively injected into the body via a syringe. Northwestern University engineers have ...

The heart may be small, but its rhythm powers life. When something throws that rhythm off—especially after surgery—it can become a race against time to restore balance. For decades, doctors have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute implanted the city's first dual chamber leadless pacemaker, according to a news release. It's unique because of the its size, absence of leads that connect the device ...

As the search for Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, continues, a cardiologist explains how pacemakers work and if they can be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A University of Michigan program recycles pacemakers after death for reimplantation in low- and middle-income ...

Smaller than a grain of rice, new pacemaker is particularly suited to the small, fragile hearts of newborn babies with congenital heart defects. Tiny pacemaker is paired with a small, soft, flexible ...