CHICAGO (AP) - Executions by lethal injection involve a common medical procedure and government-approved medications - used for non-medical purposes. That’s one reason why the American Medical ...

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a case concerning the lethal injection protocol that left an inmate in Oklahoma to die slowly and gasping for breath last year. The case, which is likely ...

NICE has issued draft guidance recommending broader use of tranexamic acid across surgical settings to reduce bleeding, ...

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause in executions ...

The Alabama Department of Corrections has released the written procedure it uses for executing death row inmates to several media outlets under a court order. Alabama Media Group—which includes AL.com ...

Nearly eight months after the first failed execution in Idaho history, the state prison system has in place changes to its lethal injection procedures in efforts to maintain capital punishment and ...

A research team has developed an intravenous (IV) needle that softens upon insertion, minimizing risk of damage to blood vessels and tissues. Once used, it remains soft even at room temperature, ...