The entertainment world has seen several shocking losses that raised serious questions about medical care and oversight. These cases not only stunned fans but also revealed how preventable mistakes ...

Two scheduled executions a week apart have highlighted the ongoing debate over the practice of lethal injection in the US, ...

Jamaal Howard’s lawyers are seeking information about the lethal injection drug, the same medication used in Tennessee’s ...

Christa Pike is conscious again, her lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday, one week after a failed lethal injection left her hospitalized and in critical condition. Pike has been on death row in ...

State Rep. Lowell Russell also called for the dismissal of key execution personnel including the doctor on hand for botched ...

After a halted Tennessee execution, doctors and nurses question whether requiring medical professionals to participate in ...

For decades, lethal injection has been considered a more humane way to carry out executions.

It’s the most error-prone method of execution and has gone wrong several times this year. Christa Pike’s case was the latest.

Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee. Experts cite drug shortages, medication quality and IV placement as recurring execution risks.

Complications with lethal injections have led some states to revive older execution methods, including the firing squad.

Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her via lethal injection on Wednesday, but her medical and legal future remain unclear.

After two injections of lethal drugs, Christa Pike remains alive but is in critical condition and is currently receiving care ...