Boston Scientific announced multiple recalls but has said its battery issues were limited. One internal test in 2025 found ...

MD+DI Senior Editor Amanda Pedersen explores the urgent need for transparency in medical device reporting, highlighting ...

Explore how a 1992 Law & Order episode eerily mirrors Boston Scientific's real-life pacemaker battery issues, raising ...

Clinical pacemakers save lives. Implanted in patients’ hearts to keep them beating regularly, the devices are an important part of modern healthcare in the fight against potentially fatal arrhythmias.

From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to replace ...

A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

Scientists have found a way to pick the best pacemaker for each patient, potentially making them last years longer. Researchers at the University of Leeds, Université Grenoble Alpes and University ...

Navigating the replacement of a leadless pacemaker after years can be a daunting journey filled with intricate decisions. While opting to retain the old device might appear to be the safer route, ...

Atrial fibrillation—a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia—leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 deaths in the United States each year. Globally, it is estimated that ...