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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it functioned for nine days, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine.Researchers at Guangzhou Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital performed the surgery …

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Justice Department has demanded numerous health care providers hand over sensitive records on care provided for young transgender patients, a court filing revealed last week.Twenty-seven states ban most or all gender treatment for minors. The U.S. …

By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case in years that’s tied to travel in a country with an outbreak.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed …

Manual workers, rural residents, and people from communities with fewer air conditioners have greater susceptibility

Many patients discontinue medical cannabis within one year, with higher rates for older patients

In a recent study, relative risks for total PM2.5 underestimated the fire-related PM2.5-attributable mortality by 93 percent

New very abnormal results mostly occur after DMARD dose increase, often already known or suspected

Energy-reduced MedDiet plus physical activity and behavioral strategies for weight loss beneficial for individuals with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome

Significant disparities in accessing treatment seen among teens based on residence, gender, and race

Patients with HVD at one year after TAVI were significantly younger and more likely to have smaller aortic annuli