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Supply of lifesaving organs to dozens of transplant centers would have been disrupted.

She co-founded the National Breast Cancer Coalition and sought to eradicate the disease, which remains the second deadliest cancer for women in the U.S.

Sunshine, plenty of fluids and a good diet can help. But if you feel tired all the time, you should get checked for health problems such as anemia and obstructive sleep apnea.

The United Network for Organ Sharing is threatening to revoke an organ-screening firm’s access to a computer network that sends organs throughout the country.

A drug called Leqembi, which modestly slows progression of the disease, is expected soon to receive full approval from federal regulators.

“Millions of people continue to suffer preventable pain” because of pain relief disparities, officials say.

Gene therapy could treat a wide variety of medical problems. It’s expensive, though, and not every use is approved. Here’s what to know.

Egg freezing has steadily grown in popularity. The first step of the egg freezing process is to schedule an initial consultation with a reproductive endocrinologist.

If the next steps are successful, M72 would be the first new vaccine in a century to target tuberculosis, a disease that killed 1.6 million people in 2021.

Officials are using a multiprong approach to reach people who may have infections linked to surgical procedures at two clinics in Mexico.