health

Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life.

Individuals who are sick or with disabilities may need help with their care or to complete daily activities. 

Grammy- and Oscar-nominated indie musician Sufjan Stevens is relearning how to walk after the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome left him immobile, representatives confirmed to The Associated Press.

Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.

Johnson & Johnson is signing off on a new logo, more than 130 years after creating the old one.

Researchers found a link between sedentary lifestyles and chronic illnesses that are linked with increased dementia risk.

Doctors didn’t think she’d make it into adulthood, so when years passed, “it was always in the back of my head that today could be my last day,” she says.

The city of Long Beach is handing out free testing kits to businesses as part of a new program aimed to cut down on drink spiking.

A medical device the size of a dinner plate was left inside a woman’s abdomen for 18 months.

Roundworm is an umbrella term to describe a number of different parasitic worms. Here’s what you need to know.

This is part of the Biden administration’s effort to lower drug prices by negotiating directly with the manufacturers.

At 8 months pregnant, Kelly Spill became constipated and had blood in her stool. Doctors thought her pregnancy caused hemorrhoids. It was stage 3 colon cancer

A congenital heart defect was determined as the probable cause of Bronny James’ sudden cardiac arrest last month.

The cases were reported by recent guests of the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino and The Orleans Hotel & Casino.

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. This bacteria can also lead to a milder illness called Pontiac fever, which resembles flu-like symptoms.

It turns out that an amino acid that our body produces may play a huge role in longevity. Here’s what scientists say about taurine.

California Live’s Jessica Vilchis stops by Dr. Rahi Sarbaziha’s office in Beverly Hills to get tips on how to combat hair loss.

Danny Trejo celebrated being “55 years clean” of alcohol and drugs on Aug. 23, marking the occasion with a beaming photo of himself on Instagram.

August is ‘National Hair Loss Awareness Month’, so California Live’s Jessica Vilchis visits Dr. Rahi, a board-certified integrative aesthetics doctor in Beverly Hills, to learn a suggested diet, the best supplement intake, products, and non-invasive treatments to help strengthen your locks.

Pfizer hopes that its respiratory syncytial virus vaccine will be available to the public by the end of October or the beginning of November.