NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.

Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low.

Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.

A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.

The court?s ruling could extend to at least half a dozen other states that have similarly restrictive bans, and the implications of the case could stretch beyond abortion.

The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known.

Some states with Republican-controlled legislatures want more data, while some controlled by Democrats want less, fearing it could be used to target patients or providers.

H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans.

Officials have shared little information, saying the outbreak was limited. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina have changed the assessment.

Facts and common misconceptions about some of America?s most widely used drugs.

The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.

Lisa Friedman, who covers climate change, discussed the fight to regulate toxic chemicals found in nearly half of America?s tap water.

Part of a team flown in to fight the deadly virus in 1976, Dr. Breman also worked to stamp out tropical diseases like smallpox, malaria and Guinea worm.

They were distinct people who pursued different lives. ?Get past this already, everybody,? Lori said, ?get past it and learn to know the individual person.?

In the age of Ozempic, the ?fat activist? Virginia Sole-Smith is inspiring and infuriating her followers.

After he made a fortune selling prescription drugs and providing medical information online, he and his wife became leading breeders of thoroughbred horses.

Homeownership is not the boon to older Americans that it once was.

Novo Nordisk?s factories work nonstop turning out Ozempic and Wegovy, its blockbuster weight-loss drugs, but the Danish company has far bigger ambitions.

Among those with substance use disorders who have been referred to child welfare, less than half received medication or counseling.

Mammography can miss tumors in women with dense breasts, so their doctors often include ultrasound or M.R.I. scans. Patients often wind up paying the bill.

As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.

The change followed a sweeping review by England?s National Health Service that found ?remarkably weak? evidence for youth gender treatments.

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