Health Jan 16 1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations Malaria is one of the world's deadliest and most stubborn diseases. Now babies in three African nations are getting the first vaccine for malaria in an unusual pilot program.
Politics Dec 17 Doctor's report calls 77-year-old Biden 'healthy, vigorous' Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who has been Biden's primary care physician since 2009, writes in a three-page note that the Democratic presidential candidate is in overall good shape — he’s trim, exercises and keeps his cholesterol at healthy levels with the…
Health Dec 17 Proposed rules could shorten patient wait times for organ transplants The rules proposed Tuesday aim to ease an organ shortage so severe that more than 113,000 Americans linger on the transplant waiting list — and about 20 die each day.
Health Aug 12 Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments are saving lives The preliminary findings prompted an early halt to a major study on the drugs and a decision to prioritize their use in Congo, where a yearlong outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people.
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.