Health

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Toddler's Life Restored by Heart Transplant

Wyatt Lopez was born with a rare congenital heart defect and, at about a year old, was admitted to Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone. What began as an almost year‑long hospital stay ended with a lifesaving...

How dog aging research can inform human health

Dogs are not only companions but powerful models for studying age-related disease. They develop many of the same conditions humans do— including dementia— and their brains are similar to ours in structure and function....

Hospitals, Insurers Deploy AI in Claims Disputes

New data from Menlo Ventures shows U.S. hospitals and insurers spent about $1.4 billion on artificial intelligence last year — roughly three times the 2024 level — as both sides use the technology in fights over medical...

When Organ-Donor Revocations Fall Through the Cracks

Two summers ago, Raven Kinser went to a Virginia DMV office and left the organ-donor box on her license application unchecked to reflect her decision to revoke an earlier registration. Six months later, after she was...