At a surprisingly large number of hospitals, the pager remains the backbone of communication. The Planet Money team tries to understand why the pager has been so hard to replace. Remember the pager?

Once ubiquitous in the 80s and 90s, the humble pager seemed destined for the technology graveyard, outpaced by the rise of mobile phones and internet technology. However, in a surprising turn of ...

Pagers lack more modern navigation technologies so can be harder to track, but are still widely used in hospitals for their reliable service. By Daisuke Wakabayashi See more of our coverage in your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wounded of pager detonation receives treatment at Sidon Governmental Hospital JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister ...