Health

Peter Cade/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human. During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital connected the pig kidney’s blood vessels and ureter — the duct that carries urine from the kidney to […]

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched a bipartisan investigation into the U.S. organ transplant system — the latest scrutiny of the system following reports from the Senate and whistleblowers alleging its failures and mismanagement. The move by the committee aims to “ensure successful […]

Martin Leigh/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the U.S. welcomes spring, it also means the arrival of allergy season, which affects millions of people. High pollen levels can lead to a variety of symptoms including sneezing, runny nose, itchy and watery eyes, hives and coughing — and Americans may have to deal with them for […]

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are still experiencing long COVID more than four years since the global COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. According to the most recent federal Household Pulse Survey, between Jan. 9, and Feb. 5, 6.8% of U.S. adults currently have long COVID and 17.6% have had long COVID. […]

fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Medication abortion accounted for 63% of all the abortions performed in the U.S. in 2023, according to a new study from the Guttmacher Institute. In the first full calendar year following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in July 2022, approximately 642,700 medication abortions took place within […]

Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccines were found to cut the risk of heart failure by up to 55% and blood clots by up to 78% following COVID infection, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The positive health effects lasted for up to a year and were more […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order Monday promoting women’s health research as the country continues to celebrate Women’s History Month. The White House described it as the “most comprehensive set of actions” taken by a president to advance women’s health research, which will focus on diseases and conditions […]

ER Productions Limited/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cases of MIS-C are still occurring in 2023 and children who are unvaccinated or have waning immunity from previous vaccination are at the highest risk of developing the condition, according to a new federal report published Thursday. MIS-C, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, is a rare but […]

Christie Brinkley attends the American Humane Hero Dog Awards at The Breakers on Nov. 10, 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Actress and model Christie Brinkley revealed she has been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer, in an Instagram post featuring photos of her recovery […]

Courtesy of Jace (NEW YORK) — What began as symptoms of fatigue for one Florida man became a life-changing cancer diagnosis at age 25. Jace, who asked that his last name not be used to protect his privacy, told ABC News’ Good Morning America he attributed the fatigue he experienced in early 2023 to being […]