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Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient

Surgeons in Baltimore have successfully transplanted a genetically altered pig heart into a man with terminal heart disease. The patient, Lawrence Faucette, had been...

How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?

Q: I routinely drink three or four cups of coffee per day, but often wonder if this is too much. Should I consider cutting...

The Beauty of a Silent Walk: TikTok’s Latest Wellness Obsession

In a TikTok video that has now amassed nearly half a million views, the influencer Mady Maio describes taking a walk. But not just...

New York’s Running Clubs Are an Opportunity for Exercise and Community

On a Thursday evening in early September, the Upper West Side Run Club met on the steps of the American Museum of Natural History...

Arsenic Preserved the Animals, But Killed the Museum

Usually, people visit the zoo to see live animals, but at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, visitors also had the...

‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid

On a typical work day, Misra Yusuf, a community health worker in eastern Ethiopia, performs a variety of tasks, including vaccinating children against polio,...

Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

The prestigious Lasker Awards were given on Thursday to scientists making advances in the diagnosis of eye disease, the prediction of cellular protein structure,...

Warming Oceans May Raise Risk of Bacterial Infections

On a warm day in early July, Ed Houlihan guided kayakers on a four-mile trip on Cape Cod from Popponesset Bay up the Mashpee...

What to do if you have Covid: Symptoms, tests and can you go to work or school?

The UK is currently rolling out a Covid booster campaign, urging eligible individuals to get vaccinated as soon as possible. While there are no...

Why It Took So Long for the FDA to Tackle a Cold Medicine

Dr. Leslie Hendeles has been advocating for the rejection of a decongestant in cold medicines for many years. He first began his efforts when...

Windows Installed in Skulls Help Doctors Study Damaged Brains

Tucker Marr's life took a drastic turn in October when he fell down a steep flight of metal stairs, causing a coma. To relieve...

Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies

Early in her pregnancy, Jaci Statton was in her kitchen when she felt like she was going to pass out and saw that her...