"The prognosis was so poor that the hospital called in grief counsellors to speak with my family and help prepare them." ...

Ovarian cancer often goes undetected for a long time. In seven out of 10 patients, the tumor has already formed secondary ...

According to the National Kidney Registry, more than 90,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a donor kidney. In the Greater Philadelphia area, that number hovers around 5,000.

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The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding an answer from a New Jersey organ donation group accused of engaging in illegal practices, including harvesting organs from a person who was showing ...

Ultra-processed foods have been heavily criticised from a range of quarters, from the global bodies such as the UN’s World Health Organisation to national health bodies. Now, medical journal the ...

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...

The omentum is a critical intraperitoneal organ essential for peritoneal homeostasis, yet detailed characterization of its cellular composition remains limited by the lack of validated markers. Here, ...

When you drive past Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, you might think it's an old city building. But it was built by a very wealthy local man just to house one spectacular ...