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Jan 12, 2023 8:00 PM CST

Lisa Marie Presley Is Dead at 54

Daughter of Elvis suffered apparent cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, died Thursday at age 54, reports the AP . “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," her mother, Priscilla Presley, said in a statement. "She was the...

Emergency Recordings Reveal Gravity of Scene on the Field

After Hamlin Collapsed,
Radio Calls Got Intense

Jan 6, 2023 11:32 AM CST

After Hamlin Collapsed, Radio Calls Got Intense

Emergency recordings lend insight into grave scene on the field

(Newser) - As Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin continues to heal following his collapse during an NFL game Monday night after suffering from a cardiac arrest, recordings have been released of the red-alert emergency response on the field at Cincinnati's Paycor Stadium. "I don't like how he went down"...

Cops: Dozens Suffer Cardiac Arrest Celebrating Halloween

Stampede at Halloween Event
Kills at Least 146 in Seoul

updated

Oct 29, 2022 2:22 PM CDT

Stampede at Halloween Event Kills at Least 146 in Seoul

150 are reported injured after crowd surge during festivities on narrow street

(Newser) - Update: This story has been updated throughout with the latest death toll and new details. At least 146 people were killed and 150 more injured when they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities Saturday night in Seoul, South Korean officials said....

Teen Has
Heart Attack
After Massive
Horse Kick

May 27, 2022 9:00 AM CDT

Teen Has Heart Attack After Massive Horse Kick

'I'm not going to die today' a determined 16-year-old Dalton Bruton thought

(Newser) - For 16-year-old Dalton Bruton, being around horses has always been a "calming experience." Not so much last week, when the Oklahoma teen got kicked so hard by one that he ended up having a heart attack. KFOR reports on the May 19 incident on the horse farm owned...

Soccer's Eriksen Out of Hospital After Scary Collapse

Soccer Player
Home From
Hospital After
Field Collapse

Jun 18, 2021 1:27 PM CDT

Soccer Player Home From Hospital After Field Collapse

Denmark's Christian Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 match

(Newser) - Christian Eriksen was discharged from the hospital on Friday and immediately went to visit his Denmark teammates nearly a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a European Championship match. The Danish soccer federation wrote on Twitter that Eriksen was released from the Rigshospitalet in central Copenhagen after a successful operation....

Doctor: Player Who Collapsed Had Cardiac Arrest

Doctor: Player
Who Collapsed
on Field 'Was Gone'

Jun 13, 2021 12:00 PM CDT

Doctor: Player Who Collapsed on Field 'Was Gone'

Denmark's Christian Eriksen 'was gone,' team physician says

(Newser) - Denmark's team doctor said Sunday that a player's heart stopped and that "he was gone" before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship. Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during Denmark's opening Euro 2020 group game against Finland on Saturday and was given lengthy...

She Told Him Not to Go Near the Bees. Then They Killed Him

He Mowed Too Close to Killer
Bees: 'He Was Just Covered'

Apr 28, 2021 11:15 AM CDT

He Mowed Too Close to Killer Bees: 'He Was Just Covered'

Thomas Hicks dies in rare fatal bee attack in West Texas

(Newser) - A West Texas woman says she lost the "love of my life" Monday in an attack by angry bees. Thomas Hicks, 70, suffered cardiac arrest after he was repeatedly stung while mowing his yard in Breckenridge, about 100 miles west of Fort Worth. His widow, Zoni, says she made...

Family of DMX:
We Need Your Prayers

Apr 5, 2021 10:25 AM CDT

Family of DMX: We Need Your Prayers

Rapper, 50, remains in 'vegetative state' after heart attack

(Newser) - Monday brings no reports of a medical rebound for rapper DMX. Instead, the family of the 50-year-old rapper is asking for prayers, reports People . DMX remains in what his former manager tells BuzzFeed is a "vegetative state" in White Plains Hospital after going into cardiac arrest on Friday night....

Fred Willard's
Cause of Death
Revealed

Jun 3, 2020 10:15 AM CDT

Fred Willard's Cause of Death Revealed

Actor died of cardiac arrest at age 86

(Newser) - Comedic acting great Fred Willard died of cardiac arrest. That's according to his death certificate, obtained by TMZ . It lists the immediate cause of death as cardiac arrest, with myelodysplastic syndrome and coronary artery disease identified as underlying causes. Willard died at 6:45pm on May 15 and has...

10-Year-Old Girl Dies After
Plane Takes Off From LAX

Dec 27, 2019 12:23 PM CST

10-Year-Old Girl Dies After Plane Takes Off From LAX

Janice Xu is believed to have suffered cardiac arrest on flight from LA to Seattle

(Newser) - A young girl was pronounced dead Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport after she suffered an apparent cardiac arrest on her Delta Air Lines flight that had just taken off for Seattle, forcing the plane to return due to the medical emergency, CBS News reports. CBS Los Angeles notes the...

Her Heart Stopped
for 6 Hours. She's Fine

Dec 6, 2019 11:55 AM CST

Her Heart Stopped for 6 Hours. She's Fine

Audrey Schoeman survived remarkably long cardiac arrest thanks to cold weather

(Newser) - Her heart may have stopped beating for as long as six hours. But Audrey Schoeman is perfectly fine, thank you very much. "It's like a miracle except that it's all because of the doctors," says the 34-year-old Brit from Barcelona, who suffered the longest cardiac arrest...

Miss Teen Universe
Winner Dead at Age 20

Mar 10, 2019 11:47 AM CDT

Miss Teen Universe Winner Dead at Age 20

Lotte van der Zee appeared to be in good health

(Newser) - A former Miss Teen Universe has died after suffering a totally unexpected heart attack two weeks ago, People reports. Lotte van der Zee was hospitalized and suffered organ failure before her death Wednesday at age 20. "Our pearl, our everything passed away on Wednesday evening March 6th at 22:...

Hugh Hefner's
Cause of Death
Revealed

Oct 3, 2017 11:55 AM CDT

Hugh Hefner's Cause of Death Revealed

E. coli infection, blood infection contributed to his death from cardiac arrest

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner's death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, obtained by the Blast , reveals his official cause of death: The Playboy founder contracted the blood infection septicemia and a form of E. coli that was "highly resistant to antibiotics," and he ultimately died...

Boy Goes Into
Cardiac Arrest
After Biting Into
Hot Dog

Sep 7, 2017 11:00 AM CDT

Boy Goes Into Cardiac Arrest After Biting Into Hot Dog

Doctors say he has Brugada syndrome

(Newser) - When a 9-year-old boy took a big bite out of a hot dog in Turkey, he didn't choke on it—but he still almost died. That's because, as tests following his resuscitation from cardiac arrest revealed, he has a rare genetic condition known as Brugada syndrome, which impairs...

CPR Student Saves Teacher
Having a Heart Attack

Jul 24, 2017 9:48 AM CDT

CPR Student Saves Teacher Having a Heart Attack

David Knowles would have likely died without speedy help

(Newser) - David Knowles was leading a class on CPR when he suddenly felt weak and dizzy. As the retired UK nurse lay on the floor, he realized he had little time to tell his students what to do before he passed out, the BBC reports. The group "had asked for...

A 'Broken Heart' Might
Never Physically Heal

new study

Jun 22, 2017 12:04 AM CDT

A 'Broken Heart' Might Never Physically Heal

Scientists find that broken-heart syndrome can have lasting impact

(Newser) - Time may heal wounds for some, but for others, the damage is permanent, and it's physical. So say researchers at the University of Aberdeen after examining MRI scans of the hearts of patients with takotsubo syndrome, otherwise known as broken-heart syndrome. The syndrome, which nine out of 10 times...

Study Pits Drones Against
Ambulances, With Clear Winner

Jun 18, 2017 2:15 PM CDT

Study Pits Drones Against Ambulances, With Clear Winner

Drones beat ambulances to the scene every time in Swedish tests

(Newser) - They're already used by international spies and nosy neighbors. And one day in the future, drones may be used to save lives, Reuters reports. Sweden scientists tested whether a drone could be used to rush defibrillators to people suffering heart attacks. The Karolinska Institute study found that drones beat...

Pot Doubles Risk
of a 'Stunned' Heart

NEW STUDY

Nov 15, 2016 12:50 PM CST

Pot Doubles Risk of a 'Stunned' Heart

Study links marijuana use with rare condition takotsubo

(Newser) - Marijuana might help you see in the dark , but it might also cause what feels like a heart attack. Researchers from St. Luke's University Health Network say marijuana users are twice as likely to suffer a rare "stunning" of the heart linked to stress, known as stress cardiomyopathy...

A Bite of Salmon
Put Him in a Coma.
The Waiter Was
Arrested

A Bite of Salmon Put Him in a Coma. The Waiter Was Arrested

A criminal negligence charge could be the first ever made against a server in Canada

(Newser) - When Quebec resident Simon-Pierre Canuel went to dinner at Le Tapageur restaurant with his partner in late May, he ordered beef tartare and says he repeatedly told their server that he is allergic to seafood. But when he began to eat he quickly realized he'd gotten the salmon tartare...

Parents Sue
After Daughter
Dies at LA Rave

Jul 29, 2016 6:44 AM CDT

Parents Sue After Daughter Dies at LA Rave

Katie Dix went without medical treatment for a half-hour, the suit alleges

(Newser) - Katie Dix, the Cal State Channel Islands college student who died of an overdose at a rave at the Los Angeles County fairgrounds last August, allegedly went without medical attention for half an hour after collapsing. She'd suffered a cardiac arrest by the time she arrived at the Pomona...