Politics Jul 10 WATCH: Trump to sign executive order on kidney care reform President Donald Trump is directing the government to revamp the nation's care for kidney disease, so that more people whose kidneys fail have a chance at early transplants and home dialysis — along with better prevention so patients don't get…
Health Jun 08 Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue research To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block.
Nation Jun 05 Trump administration ends fetal tissue research by federal scientists Research using fetal tissue has led to life-saving advances including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies, and drugs for the HIV virus.
Health Mar 28 Surgeons perform kidney transplant from donor living with HIV The surgery is believed to be the first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ.
Nation Dec 28 Most Americans support gene editing to protect babies, poll finds Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases — but a new poll shows they'd draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or…
World Dec 13 U.S. diplomats had inner-ear damage after ‘health attacks’ in Cuba, doctors say Earlier this year, a team of doctors at the University of Pennsylvania who also examined many of these patients, but months later, reported they suffered concussion-like brain damage, despite no blow to the head.
Health Apr 23 Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world The loss of a penis, whether from cancer, accident or war injury, is emotionally traumatic, affecting urination, sexual intimacy and the ability to conceive a child. Many patients suffer in silence because of the stigma their injuries sometimes carry.
Health Sep 14 To prevent identity theft, government will issue new Medicare cards While the first mailings of new cards begin next April, Congress has set an April 2019 deadline for all beneficiaries to have received one.
Health Aug 30 U.S. clears first ‘gene therapy’ for tough childhood leukemia Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients' own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
Nation Apr 05 Trump’s FDA pick faces questions over financial ties to medical companies Scott Gottlieb promised to prioritize the opioid crisis, said science will prevail despite his extensive financial ties to FDA-regulated medical companies.