UMass Memorial Health-Milford Regional Medical Center is offering CPR and basic life support classes in November, according to a community announcement. The so-called Heartsaver CPR AED course is ...

While sudden cardiac arrest in a child or adolescent is rare—about 20,000 cases occur each year in the U.S.—the survival rate when it happens outside of a hospital is estimated to be under 20%.

Ryder Elkin clutched a handful of papers tightly as he told his classmates at Palos Verdes High School about the day he saved his father’s life. “It started just like any other day,” the soft-spoken ...