Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is being sued after alleged patient mix-up that resulted in life support being pulled from ...

Many patients who died after traumatic brain injuries may have survived and recovered if their families had waited to take them off life support, a new study found. Researchers from Massachusetts ...

Deciding whether to withdraw life support after a severe traumatic brain injury is extremely difficult. Loved ones are faced with balancing their hopes for recovery with the desire not to prolong ...

"Mrs. Munoz is dead," the judge ruled. Jan. 26, 2014— -- A pregnant Texas woman has been removed from life support after months of legal wrangling between her family, who wanted her removed from ...

Families who must decide whether to remove a loved one from life support following a traumatic brain injury may be better off delaying that decision for several days beyond the customary timeline, new ...

It's been a year since the Jahi McMath was declared brain dead. — -- A year after the tonsil surgery complication that led doctors to declare then-13-year-old Jahi McMath brain dead, she is still ...