Cardiac pacemakers are battery-dependent, where the pacing leads are prone to introduce valve damage and infection. In addition, complete pacemaker retrieval is necessary for battery replacement.

Bild: Jean Lachat According to a team of researchers, they have developed the world's smallest pacemaker. The wireless device is smaller than a grain of rice, as the scientists announced on Wednesday.

Seeking dancers for The Pacemakers Dance Team, a fierce, funny, and irresistibly inspiring troupe of seniors, ages 60 to 87, whose mission is to upend stereotypes and celebrate old age, one groovy ...

Don’t tell Susan Avery her dancers are “young at heart.” “We are not young at heart, we’re old,” said Avery, founder and director of the Pacemakers, a senior dance team that performs all over the ...