The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services is once again hosting the “I Protect Pigs” ...

On Friday, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that a 66-year-old New Hampshire man had successfully received ...

A Mass General Hospital surgical team has completed its second pig-to-human kidney transplant, less than a year after the ...

Guinea pigs are among the most popular pets, partly because they are easy to keep and quickly become trusting. Unfortunately, these rodents can also die suddenly. PETBOOK explains how this can happen.

This complex microbial dance seems to have a really important role in our health. Oral diseases and even oral cancers have ...

Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure.

INFLUENZA and the norovirus are on the rise and spreading across the country, including in Belmont County, officials report. The Belmont County Health Department does not deal with the norovirus ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people ...

In The Sims, you can have your very own guinea pig pet. The adorable furry creature will live happily in his cage on any ...

Late former President Jimmy Carter had the goal of ending guinea worm disease for 38 years. Now, his goal is almost at the finish line.

The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a ...