Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

Although he had never seen a case like it in his career, cardiologist David Lomnitz felt certain he knew why his new patient kept blacking out when she ate. At the time of her first appointment in ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...