What happens to the human brain and body after death has remained a long-standing question. It’s intriguing to think about all the various functions of our body that ceases to operate while the heart ...

A viral report from Uttar Pradesh sparks confusion about brain death, prompting experts to explain why true brain death cannot be reversed.

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 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her ...

In May and June 2025, a rumor circulated online that a brain-dead woman in Georgia was kept alive artificially against her family's wishes to allow her pregnancy to reach a term at which the baby ...

ATLANTA — Advocates said they are heartbroken after a family revealed a Georgia mother is brain dead in a hospital room but doctors are keeping her alive because she's pregnant. Adriana Smith's family ...

A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months so far to allow enough time for the baby to be born and comply ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...