You’ve most likely heard of the rib cage. Everyone has one, but what does the rib cage do, exactly? The rib cage is also known as the thoracic cage, and the primary rib cage function is to protect the ...

There are more patients waiting for donated organs in New York state — and sometimes dying on waiting lists — than in much of the country. But a new change to how organs are allocated will help the ...

FIRST BROUGHT YOU IN OCTOBER. AT THE TIME, 14 YEAR OLD KATIE HOSKINS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A VERY RARE DISEASE AND SHE NEEDED A LUNG TRANSPLANT. YEAH, THE NEXT WEEK, THE TEAM FROM SOLDIER IOWA FOUND A ...

Infectious diseases experts and transplant physicians and surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital have blocked the transmission of hepatitis C from infected organ donors to recipients in need of ...