THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she’s doing well.

"It's like a second opportunity at life, to do things better than before," transplant recipient Sergio Arias Cestoni told ...

The liver is a vital organ, crucial to digestion, metabolism and the elimination of toxins. It has a unique ability, regeneration, which allows it to replace liver cells damaged by the very toxins ...

Nicola Heart, from New York, US, was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer after doctors discovered the disease had spread ...

Experts explain what we know about the connection between gallstones and MASLD, and what you can do to reduce the risk of ...

In patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, there is increased risk for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

Learn to spot the subtle signs of liver distress, from fatigue to digestive changes, and why early detection is crucial for ...

Acetaminophen is generally a safe and effective pain reliever, but it can can lead to serious side effects and liver damage ...

Heavy alcohol use is taking an earlier toll, landing more young Americans onto transplant lists. The obesity epidemic makes ...

A young man treated with Elevidys died of acute liver failure. The case may give doctors pause before prescribing the ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a disease that occurs when ...