We have all wonder what happens right before we die. Whether the belief that we see our entire life flash in our brain is true or do we see the people we cherish the most. Even though death is an ...

The way Jahi McMath's mom takes care of her will warm your heart. — -- Nailah Winkfield said she will never forget giving her teenage daughter permission to die as she lay motionless and on a ...

“Today” show host Sheinelle Jones is back on the air and detailed the loss of her husband to brain cancer. Uche Ojeh died in May at the age of 45 from an aggressive form of brain cancer called ...

Death might not be a clear-cut event, as gamma brainwaves may persist even after other signs of life have ceased. Near-death experiences suggest the brain could launch a desperate effort to find ...

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical ...

News outlets have been reporting the story of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed as brain dead in February 2025 when she was nine weeks pregnant. According to reports, Smith had ...

Ms. Mutcherson is a professor at Rutgers Law School. Right now in an Atlanta hospital room lies a 30-year-old nurse and mother, Adriana Smith. Ms. Smith, who is brain-dead, has been connected to life ...

Epilepsy caused by a traumatic brain injury might increase risk of death Veterans with brain-injury-related epilepsy died sooner than others with epilepsy Some causes of brain injury increased risk of ...

Editor’s note: This perspective was recorded before the pregnant patient’s baby was born in June and the patient was taken off life support. But the ethical implications remain. Hi. I’m Art Caplan.