Health

The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig was discharged from hospital on Wednesday last week. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, who had been suffering from...

Recreational ketamine use in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is increasing. Unfortunately for Kiwis, this could mean increased bladder disorders.  Ketamine, sometimes referred to as a “horse tranquiliser,” is a medical drug...

Frederico Goldsztein was just nine years old when he was first diagnosed with a life-altering brain tumor called Medulloblastoma, the most common brain cancer for children. Frederico, now 17, was...

In recent weeks, progressive figures have grown louder in calling for Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to consider resigning from the Supreme Court. Those calls, however, have yet to echo within...

Widely used chemicals called PFAS returned to the headlines as the Environmental Protection Agency announced it’s issuing the first-ever national regulation limiting the amount of these substances in drinking water. PFAS are commonly...

There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly heart problems in teens and young adults, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report...

OJ Simpson had assured his fans that he was in “good health” despite his prostate cancer diagnosis in what would be his final social media video just two months before...

In late March, Malawi’s government legalised the production of a particular strain of cannabis for some industrial and medicinal purposes. The government plans to grant licences to cultivate and transport...

Immediately after Monday’s solar eclipse, the number of people searching Google for eye-related injuries jumped while one doctor in New York City says she treated a surge of patients with...

When Russia invaded Ukraine, 28-year-old Alina Viatkina adopted a dog. Even though she did not have a permanent home of her own, she knew that taking care of a pet...