The placenta, or afterbirth, is considered sacred by some cultures, its pivotal role in pregnancy recognized as far back as the raising of Egypt's pyramids. It provides nutrients and oxygen to the ...

Medical devicemaker BrightHeart has earned FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence software designed to transform prenatal ultrasound evaluations of the fetal heart. Congenital heart defects ...

Pig-to-human organ transplants may one day offer a solution to this critical shortage. Doctors knew of Slayman’s heart condition before the transplant but considered him to be in good-enough ...

Chest pain is one of those symptoms that immediately makes you think the worst: that maybe you’re having a heart attack. But there are a lot of reasons you may feel discomfort, pressure ...