Dale Steele, of Pierce, Neb., who died on Feb. 11, became the oldest organ donor in the U.S., when his liver saved another person’s life ...

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.

Nick Jonas lost his friend Maya Kibbel to Wilson's disease. Here is how the rare genetic disorder can manifest in the human ...

After being diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2024, Amy Piccioli underwent a liver transplant from a close family friend that helped her achieve “no evidence of disease.” ...

A woman with cancer that spread to her liver is getting a second chance at life after receiving a partial liver transplant from a living donor. Amy Piccioli told "Good Morning America" doctors have ...

A PNAS study analyzing US mortality from 1979 to 2023 reveals that life expectancy stagnation reflects both worsening outcomes in post-1950 birth cohorts and a broad mortality deterioration beginning ...

New health data released last week showed that life expectancy rates for American Indian and Alaska Natives increased by 4.5 years, the largest increase among racial and ethnic groups,according to a ...

The exact effect on the liver of mixing alcohol with diet soda isn't well studied, but individually, both alcohol and diet soda may be problematic.

Women with certain cardiometabolic risk factors, including type 2 diabetes and high waist circumference, face a greater ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a rare mutation in the MET gene that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. The mutation disrupts the liver’s ability to ...

Yale research redefines obesity as a chronic disease rather than a lack of willpower. New GLP-1 treatments and clinical ...