Health

• Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help

  24-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 27

  It's long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet -- a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table.

• U.S. gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton in 'recovery mode' after hospital stay, daughter says

  24-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 38

  American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton has returned home following a lengthy hospital stay because of pneumonia, her daughter said Monday.

• This procedure is banned in the U.S. Why is it a hot topic in fight over Ohio's abortion amendment?

  23-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily...

• Chinese owner of California biolab that fueled biological weapons rumors is arrested after FDA probe

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 35

  The Chinese owner of an unauthorized central California lab that fueled conspiracy theories about China and biological weapons has been arrested on...

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• CVS to remove ineffective cold medicines after FDA panel says main ingredient doesn't work

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 36

  CVS is taking off its shelves cold medicines that contain a decongestant that a Food and Drug Administration panel says doesn't work.

• Judge in Missouri transgender care lawsuit agrees to step aside but decries 'gamesmanship'

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 33

  A judge agreed Friday to step aside in a lawsuit challenging a new Missouri law restricting gender-transition health care for minors, despite what...

• Juveniles charged with dousing acid on playground slides that injured 4 children

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Two juveniles have been charged after several slides at a Massachusetts park were doused with acid in this summer and four children were injured,...

• Invasive worm causes disease in Vermont beech trees

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 35

  A disease that harms beech trees, caused by an invasive worm, has been confirmed for the first time in Vermont, officials said.

• Affordable Care Act provisions codified under Michigan law by Gov. Whitmer as a hedge against repeal

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent's coverage...

• Brain hacking: Pentagon eyes mind-control technology

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 34

  The Pentagon's information warfare experts are warning about brain hacking, a new technology that appears capable of extracting and inserting...

• A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 28

  It's been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig -- and hospital video released Friday...

• Australia's Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license

  21-10-2023 Health Washington Times - Health 32

  Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths said Friday that it will temporarily shut down most of its operations in Malaysia for upgrading as it deals with...