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In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, surgeons prepare for a pig heart transplant into Lawrence Faucette at the school's hospital in Baltimore, Md., in September 2023.

Surgeons Perform Second Pig Heart Transplant

September 22, 2023

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Virtual Incision Raises $30M for Miniaturized Robotic-Assisted Surgery System

September 22, 2023

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Florida Nurse Convicted of $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme

September 21, 2023

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Neuralink Recruiting for Human Brain Implant Trials

September 20, 2023

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Unlicensed Acupuncturist Charged After Patient's Lungs Collapsed

The patient needed emergency surgery.

September 19, 2023

This image provided by the Denver Zoo on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, shows a CT scan of a French angelfish.

Fish with a Funny Float Gets a CT Scan at the Denver Zoo

The CT scan took place in a machine large enough to fit a 700-pound grizzly bear, so special accommodations were made.

September 5, 2023

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Amputees Can Get Their Body Parts Back for Spiritual Reasons, New Oregon Law Says

Previous state law made returning body parts either difficult or impossible.

August 24, 2023

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PeaceHealth to Shutter Only Hospital in Eugene, Oregon

A nurse's union is calling it "disastrous."

August 24, 2023

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Teva to Pay $225M to Settle Cholesterol Drug Price-Fixing Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice said the agreement also requires Teva to divest its business making and selling the drug.

August 22, 2023

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Mexico Shutters 23 Pharmacies at Caribbean Resorts

The decision comes after the U.S. warned of dangerous pill sales.

August 9, 2023

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A Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health Care in Five States

The "data security incident" began Thursday at facilities operated by Prospect Medical Holdings.

August 4, 2023

This July 2021 image provided by UAB Photo shows Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Marrazzo was named Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Alabama Researcher Will Succeed Fauci in Infectious Disease Post

She will oversee the agency's $6.3 billion budget, its research and its response to infectious disease outbreaks.

August 3, 2023

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Merger Talks End Between Large Health Care Systems

It would have created one of the largest health service companies in the Upper Midwest.

July 31, 2023

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Cigna Accused of Improperly Rejecting Patient Claims Using an Algorithm

The algorithm spent an average of just 1.2 seconds on each review.

July 26, 2023

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UK Officials Warn Low Measles Immunization Rates

It could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London.

July 14, 2023

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Drugmaker Lobbying Group Sues Over Plan to Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

PhRMA said in a federal court complaint filed Wednesday that the act forces drugmakers to agree to a "government-dictated price."

June 22, 2023

Italian surgeon Paolo Macchiarini arrives at the courtroom where his trial continues, at the Svea Court of Appeal, in Stockholm, Friday, April 21, 2023.

Court Ups Surgeon's Sentence for 'Harm' During Experimental Windpipe Transplants

Dr. Paolo Macchiarini made headlines in 2011 for carrying out the world's first stem cell windpipe transplants at Sweden's leading hospital.

June 21, 2023

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Maker of Anti-Addiction Drug Suboxone Reaches $102.5M Settlement Over Antitrust Claims

The agreement with Indivior averts a trial that was scheduled to start later this year.

June 5, 2023

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Oregon Man Died Waiting for an Ambulance

It highlights a lack of emergency responders.

May 30, 2023