Month: April 2024

The decision established that minors at open-air sites were in legal custody of the Department of Homeland Security and thus must receive safe shelter, even if they had not yet been formally processed. View original article Contributor: Emily Baumgaertner

Results of a large clinical trial found the treatment did not work any better than a placebo. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck

Want to put on muscle? Who wouldn’t: It keeps you strong enough to do the things you love now, and it’s a great investment for later, since muscle improves bone mineral density and mobility as you age. People with more muscle mass have better outcomes when they’re sick, and quicker recoveries. It’s hard not to … Read more

Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend that aid reinforces inhumane cullings of birds exposed to the virus. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs

Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. View original article Contributor: Ted Alcorn