Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH When the wall of a blood vessel breaks, a blood clot forms to "plug" the wound site and prevent bleeding. Once the injured blood vessel heals, the body ...

After six days in the hospital, Punturi was sent home with medicine, but on Sept. 8 as he was watching the Steelers beat the ...

The trial was part of a small — but growing — group of animal-to-human organ transplants, in a practice known as ...

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day ...

Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...

Pressure is mounting for tighter rules over the sale of magnetic toys including balls and beads which are increasingly putting in peril youngsters who swallow them.

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A day on the water left Tessa Fleming, 34, fighting for life when she was involved in a freak jetski accident.

Pollard, who recently received a new heart, was surprised with the honor at a fundraiser Saturday for he and his wife's ...

Comedian Katherine Ryan revealed she has the deadliest form of skin cancer today, after being told by doctors twice that she ...