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When it comes to bits of our bodies we think about regularly, the humble liver doesn’t immediately spring to mind. Jiggly bum? Yes. Tummy rolls? Tick. But the wedge-shaped piece …

When Colton George became so sick he had to leave his basketball game early, his parents never imagined just days later he’d be in the hospital fighting for his life. …

A GP has urged those who plan to take vitamin D to have a blood test to check their levels beforehand—as overdosing could result in heart and kidney damage.  Speaking …

Researchers have developed a new «body clock» tool that calculates people’s biological age — and could even predict the risk of disability or death. The tool, which comes from the …

An investment bank’s grueling 110-hour weeks allegedly gave a trader organ failure, with his bosses then cruelly firing him, it is claimed. Robert W. Baird, a small bank based in …

ADVERTISEMENT Scientists will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure – by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest …

Chemicals added to popular sodas, sauces and desserts can lead to diabetes, scientists warn. While previous studies looked at the harms of individual ingredients, researchers say they have studied the …

Polish authorities have apprehended a 35-year-old Ukrainian woman convicted of organ trafficking in Kazakhstan. Identified as Ksenia P. by Polish officials, the fugitive was convicted of illegally harvesting human tissues, …

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office is «reviewing the facts» of an alleged botched organ donation. The medical story of Anthony Thomas «TJ» Hoover II began nearly three years ago …

A terrified organ donor came back to life, thrashing and crying on the operating room table, as surgeons prepared to harvest his body parts, according to witnesses – with one …