The light at the end of the tunnel: what people saw before they died

People who have been resuscitated after cardiac arrest often talk about unusual experiences: bright light, a feeling of ...

Are we getting closer to bringing people back after death? Inside the science of resuscitation

For most of history, a heart that stopped beating marked the practical end of life. Modern medicine has changed that. CPR can keep blood moving, defibrillators can restart certain heart rhythms, ...

The Structure of Words, Film, Death, and Beauty in Yukio Mishima: A Study Centered on 'The Background of Mishima's Literature' (1970)

IntroductionThis paper takes as its starting point the remarks made by Yukio Mishima in 'The Background of Mishima's ...

'She is alive.' Latest on Christa Pike after Tennessee botches execution

The execution of murderer Christa Pike on Sept. 30 descended into chaos in Tennessee. Here's what we know.

After surviving a lethal injection, could Christa Pike face execution again?

US inmate Christa Pike is hospitalised in critical condition after a failed effort to execute her. Her chances of recovery and her legal status remain unclear. Christa P ...

How Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike unfolded, minute-by-minute

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two lethal injection doses, prompting Gov. Bill Lee to pause executions and ...

Lindsay Clancy mistrial draws comparisons to Phoenix mother’s case

The high-profile proceedings share striking parallels with a Phoenix case from 2016, though prosecutors in each state handled the cases under vastly different legal frameworks and penalties.
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Christa Pike in critical condition in Nashville hospital after failed execution attempt

Following Tennessee’s gruesome failed attempt to execute her on September 30, Christa Pike remains unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator, with both arms swollen, burned and blistered. It is ...