The future of health care coverage may be in limbo — but the future of medicine is not. Thanks to nanotechnology, everything is getting smaller — way smaller. The latest example in Palm Beach County: ...

Medtronic made history six years ago when FDA approved the Micra leadless pacemaker on April 6, 2016. The device represented a major innovative leap in pacemaker technology, and also became a prime ...

The world's smallest pacemaker is the size of a large vitamin capsule. And Horizon City resident Jose Luis Badillo Lujan is the first person in the El Paso area to receive the minuscule Micra ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) -South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC) Cardiologist Center performed their first-ever inter cardiac Mica Pacemaker Wednesday on an 86-year-old patient who was having severe heart ...

The Micra procedure takes between 25 and 30 minutes, he added, compared with a traditional pacemaker that takes closer to an hour to insert. The tiny device currently is intended for patients who need ...