Sheinelle Jones is speaking out following the death of her husband of nearly two decades, Uche Ojeh, whose death was ...

What is brain death? Though the term is used to unhook ventilators and guide organ donation, there hasn't been a single process that determines when brain death has occurred.

For decades, brain death has been an important but problematic factor for determining death. Is it time for a new approach?

Sheinelle Jones spoke with her 'Today' colleagues on Sept. 5 about the death of her husband Uche Ojeh, and why it was ...

Neuroscientists have actually recorded the brain activity of someone as they died, and found that their brain waves at the ...

What is brain death? Though there's a precise definition for the term, it's often misunderstood and misused.

When a patient is declared brain dead, what options are available for family members? Who decides his or her fate? A recent case in California triggered the interest of Syd Johnson, assistant ...

The committee outlined specific neurological tests to be performed before declaring a person dead. This was known as “brain death” and became an alternative definition of death.

Brain death, also called death by neurological criteria, is the practice of declaring a person dead based on the loss of brain function, rather than the stoppage of the heart and breathing.

Sheinelle Jones returned to the "Today" show and sat down with anchor Savannah Guthrie to discuss the May death of her husband Uche Ojeh.

Sheinelle Jones is set to return to the "Today Show" after the tragic passing of her husband, Uche Ojeh, who died from brain ...