Several studies point to specific reasons why bystanders may hesitate to aid women in cardiac arrest, including societal fears of inappropriate touching or legal concerns.

When someone experiences a heart attack, the emergency protocol is universal for all genders — first responders are supposed ...

Lauren’s Law, passed in Illinois in 2008, mandated CPR training in all of the state’s high schools but also became an example of how financial considerations can thwart good intentions. The law does ...

New figures show women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR as many "feel unsure about touching a woman's chest" ...

Chloe Lipton says changing the dummies used for CPR training could help save women's lives.

A Clear Creek County woman is relearning CPR weeks after she says the technique saved her life. Kristie Pellitteri collapsed in her bathroom on Jan. 8 after suffering two massive pulmonary embolisms ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department said that it is searching for at least one suspect after a woman was shot while sleeping in southeast Houston early Monday morning. Police ...

LINDALE, Texas — An East Texas woman is being credited with helping save a man’s life after he collapsed in a Dallas crosswalk Tuesday night. Emma Dilley, a recent Lindale High School graduate, was in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 64-year-old woman is alive today after a neighbor performed CPR when she went into cardiac arrest while walking a dog. Debbie Davis was walking in Chagrin Falls when her ...

People are less likely to perform CPR on a woman. The American Heart Association is trying to change that. If you suffer cardiac arrest, CPR can double your chance of survival. Yet women who ...

Py don’t believe it. A stunned woman woke up to find an 8-foot python on her chest after it slithered through the bedroom window of her home in Australia. Rachel Bloor thought her pet dog had curled ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville couple is speaking out about the importance of CPR after a medical emergency. “I know it was a miracle to be here because everybody said I was like 1% or less of ...