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 ...

The family of a brain-dead woman in Georgia who has been kept on life support for four months because she was pregnant is preparing their goodbyes after she delivered a baby boy. Adriana Smith’s ...

A review of a limited number of cases of unresponsive patients with severe traumatic brain injuries raised questions about a custom of making a decision within 72 hours. By Gina Kolata When a patient ...

A small modeling study suggests that some patients with severe traumatic brain injury may have recovered had they been kept on life support for longer. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

In response to national outcry over the case of Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant woman on life support, the Georgia attorney general’s office released a statement clarifying that the state’s ...

It’s a secret weapon for achieving organizational diversity. by Alexandra Kalev and Frank Dobbin Corporate programs that support work/life balance promote productivity, reduce turnover, and improve ...

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Legally, the case of Adriana Smith is deceptively simple. Even if Smith was more than six weeks pregnant when she died, removing the medical technology that keeps her heart beating is not an abortion ...

Adriana Smith was declared brain dead while nine weeks pregnant. A Georgia mother was heartbroken when her pregnant daughter was declared brain dead, only to find herself in what she described as "a ...

Controversy is growing in Georgia over the case of a woman declared brain dead who is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. Hospital officials say it's because of Georgia's abortion law.

Adriana Smith was eight weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead. Adriana Smith, a 31-year-old Georgia nurse and mother, was just eight weeks pregnant when she was declared brain dead in ...