Zinc may be a popular over-the-counter supplement to reduce the severity and duration of common colds, but according to Harvard Health, the benefits may be modest at best. In a recent study published in BMJ Open, researchers examined data from 28 different studies and...
Surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have successfully transplanted kidneys from a genetically modified pig into the abdomen of a 57-year-old brain-dead man. According to the New York Times, the kidneys functioned well without signs of rejection. The...
When Brayden Otten was born, his tiny heart, about the size of a walnut, couldn't effectively pump his blood. A team of surgeons at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center managed to save his life with some workarounds to help his blood circulate, but even then,...
What song makes your heart pound? Do you get breathless from "Total Eclipse of the Heart?" Does Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" get you going? Or maybe you're old school and nothing makes your pulse race quite like the final movement of Beethoven's...
The Food and Drug Administration placed a "black box" warning on breast implants to advise patients of health risks and side effects, according to the New York Times. Federal regulators ordered manufacturers to only sell implants to providers who agree to communicate...
Use of e-cigarettes -- also known as "vaping" -- is linked to increased risk of hip, spine and wrist fractures, according to US News & World Report. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh examined data from more than 5,500 health survey participants and found...
