Tissue from pig intestines is key to a new procedure performed by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill doctors as an alternative to major surgery of people with fistulas. Fistulas are holes in ...

Detecting gum disease currently requires a dentist chair and a visual exam, often catching problems only after tissue damage has started. To shift care from reactive to proactive, researchers at Texas ...

An NPR News investigation has found there's little scrutiny at key points in the tissue donation and transplant process, which could lead to... Little Regulation Poses Problems Tracking Tissue Part 2 ...

A biopsy sample smaller than a pinhead was placed on a sterile towel at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester last year and whisked to a pathology lab. On arrival, the dab of human tissue was nowhere to be ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An "inspection blitz" prompted by two high-profile body parts scandals have turned up no serious problems at most firms that deal with human tissue, the Food and Drug ...