“You shouldn’t feel anything when the pacemaker is working,” she tells Yahoo Life. She adds that some patients are aware of the pacemaker box and battery, which can sometimes be seen or felt ...

Crucially, it has a much longer battery life than conventional pacemakers – up to 25 years. It also doesn't have leads, avoiding the kind of malfunction that would require the pacemaker to be ...

Sit silently near Una Ireland and you may hear a clicking sound coming from her chest. For most of Una’s life, a small medical device in her heart has helped her survive. Born just years ...