Isaac Maina Nduta, a Registered Clinical Officer at the Prisons Staff Training College, for his pivotal role in Kenya’s first ...

A man in China became the first recipient of a pig lung. The genetically modified pig organ was transplanted into the 39-year-old, according to an Aug. 26 report by the journal Nature. The procedure ...

Scientists announced this week that they have managed to keep a genetically modified pig lung alive inside a human body—although briefly—for the first time. The lung survived for nine days, marking ...

Former President Biden underwent a procedure recently to have skin cancer removed from his forehead, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. A Biden spokesperson told The Hill that the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.5 million deaths in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. It’s a common ...

Galvanize Therapeutics has raised $100 million in venture capital backing—and is making a change in leadership—to help energize its development of pulsed field ablation technology for use against ...

Air quality plays a crucial role in lung health. Prolonged exposure to polluted air, cigarette smoke, or harmful chemicals damages lung tissue over time. Simple steps like using air purifiers indoors, ...

The demographics of lung cancer change every day. The disease, which directly affects the respiratory system, has long been associated with smokers—but that is rapidly changing. "Before it was rare, ...

The former president has had previous skin cancer treatments. Former President Joe Biden recently had Mohs surgery, according to a Biden spokesperson. Mohs surgery is a common procedure used to treat ...

Former President Joe Biden has gone under the knife to remove skin cancer lesions just a few months after revealing his prostate cancer diagnosis. Biden, 82, sparked concern after he was seen with a ...