MAYWOOD, IL - One of the most difficult skills a neurologist must learn is how to diagnosis brain death and communicate the bad news to family members. A Loyola Medicine study has found that two ...

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 ...

A Kansas mother's son survived a suicide attempt, leading her to uncover flaws in hospital brain death testing guidelines.

A Nassau County Supreme Court judge granted an emergency order that temporarily blocked Nassau University Medical Center from conducting brain death testing on Anthony Gestone, a 23-year-old ...

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 ...