To free wearable tech from the burden of batteries, SCS researchers developed Power-Over-Skin, which allows electricity to travel through the human body and could one day power battery-free devices ...

A doctor says a new wireless pacemaker is a game changer for heart patients at risk of infection. Consultant cardiologist Dr ...

“A pacemaker is a small electrical device that’s put under the skin in your chest. “It’s used to treat some abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmias, that can cause your heart to beat ...

You will get medicine before the procedure. This helps you relax and helps prevent pain. The doctor makes a cut in the skin just below your collarbone. The cut may be on either side of your chest. The ...

Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how ...

The area's first patient to have a leadless pacemaker fitted said the 'new model sounds much more positive compared to the ...

A metal box with the battery and generator goes under your skin through an incision ... What’s more, the pacemaker monitors the heartbeat and activates only when it needs to.

To treat the heart block, a small device called a pacemaker can be fitted in your chest. It's a small battery-operated device inserted under the skin of your chest, which sends frequent electrical ...

Queen Sonja and husband King Harald V have two children: Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon. The Norwegian Royal ...

The lead extends to the pacemaker, which is fitted between the skin of the upper chest and the chest muscle. The fitting of artificial pacemakers is one of the most common types of heart surgery ...