A 67-year-old New Hampshire man has achieved a medical milestone after living more than nine months with a gene-edited pig kidney, doctors announced Monday. The experimental transplant, performed by surgeons at Mass General Brigham, lasted 271 days—the longest anyone has survived with an animal organ. Doctors said Tim Andrews ofContinue Reading
An advanced form of LASIK eye surgery that employs a virtual 3D model of a patient’s eye appears to provide better vision outcomes, according to new research. Approximately 98% of eyes treated with the “wavelight plus” form of LASIK gained improved vision, compared to 82% of eyes treated with aContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new research shows. The finding hits home for 38-year-old Carla Tapia, a motherContinue Reading
A new “smart toilet” device aims to help people monitor their health by analyzing their bathroom visits. The Dekoda device attaches to the rim of any standard toilet, where it uses advanced sensors to scan a person’s waste, according to its manufacturer, Kohler Health. Using this data, individuals can trackContinue Reading
Scientists have successfully restored partial vision to people with a common form of blindness using a prosthetic retinal implant—a groundbreaking achievement that could eventually improve life for more than a million Americans with severe vision loss. The new technology, developed by California-based Science Corporation, enabled 27 of 32 patients toContinue Reading
Artificial intelligence may help physicians make glaucoma screening more widely accessible, according to new research. A trained AI program correctly identified glaucoma patients 88% to 90% of the time, outperforming human graders who achieved accuracy rates of 79% to 81%, researchers reported Saturday at a meeting of the American AcademyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most folks with genetics that put them at risk for high cholesterol and early heart disease aren’t aware of their danger, a new study says. Nearly 90% of people carrying genetics that cause dangerously high cholesterol — an inherited condition called familial hypercholesterolemiaContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Common health problems of old age — dehydration, delirium, malnutrition or falls — can become catastrophic if they occur following a major surgery, a new study reports. Seniors who suffer these issues while recovering from surgery are more likely to die within aContinue Reading
A new IVF technique has helped eight babies in the U.K. avoid serious inherited diseases, and scientists are calling it a breakthrough. All eight children were born using a method that incorporates DNA from three people: the mother, the father, and a donor. The goal is to prevent babies fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of clinical trial participants lost access to important medical studies this year after the Trump administration terminated hundreds of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study found that 383 clinical trials hadContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pharmaceutical companies are using the citizens of lower-income countries as guinea pigs to test cutting-edge drugs headed mainly for the United States and other well-off nations, a new study says. Only a quarter of medicines tested in other countries wound up available toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing a cesarean section delivery typically have the procedure while awake, with only a nerve blocker protecting them from the pain. For some, the pain can be overwhelming, even after the block, but this might be unnecessary, a new evidence review argues.Continue Reading
A groundbreaking wireless patch could offer injured athletes enhanced recovery options for muscle tears, sprains, and strains, based on findings from a recent study. Researchers recently detailed in the journal Science Advances how the patch works: it assesses tissue stiffness by transmitting sound waves across the body’s surface and analyzingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People facing a major surgery might understandably think they need to conserve their energy, both for the procedure as well as the rehabilitation to follow. But they’d be better off if they engaged in “prehabilitation.” And a new study found prehab works bestContinue Reading