This photo provided by eGenesis on Jan. 18, 2024 shows a genetically modified pig liver in Massachusetts before transportation to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in December 2023.

Researchers in China have carried out the first transplant of a pig liver, genetically modified to prevent immune rejection, into a brain-dead human patient. The transplant functioned for 10 days ...

Background: Biopsy is the usual gold standard for liver steatosis assessment. The aim of this study was to identify a panel of biomarkers (SteatoTest), with sufficient predictive values ...

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The pig liver's ability to perform basic hepatic functions during the trial period suggests its potential to sustain patients temporarily as they await compatible human livers. However, experts ...

Health care is the discipline concerned with the provision and delivery of health services to a patient population by personnel in professional and allied health occupations. Although the need for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has downplayed vaccines and promoted unproven treatments like cod liver oil. In Texas, doctors say patients are ...