Health Bulletin
Can pacemakers be used twice?
People in developing countries with heart problems may not be able to afford new pacemakers, but a new study suggests devices removed during autopsies may have enough remaining battery life to be donated and used again. Millions of people die worldwide each year because they do not have access to pacemakers, which send electrical impulses into the heart to help maintain a normal heartbeat. For many of those people, using the device for twice could be a solution.
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