THE BRONX -- The fight for Amber Ebanks' life is now in civil court in the Bronx, where questions about the standard for declaring a patient brain dead are at the center of what happens to her next.

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

A 10-month-old Enid baby fights for life with respiratory illnesses. Family organizes blood drives and seeks support as ...

LITHONIA, Ga. — A Georgia family said their final goodbyes Saturday to Adriana Monet Smith, the young nurse and mother who was kept on life support for months to deliver her unborn child. Smith, who ...