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Colorado health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of human plague in that state. The infection — which occurred in Pueblo County, in the southern part of the state — was first reported Friday based on preliminary test results, while the source of the infection is still being tracked down. “Plague can be treated successfully with antibiotics,…  read on >  read on >

The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney April 12, eight days after she had a mechanical heart pump implanted.  On May 29, surgeons had…  read on >  read on >

Many Americans like the idea of receiving hospital-level care at home, believing they’d recover from their ills faster and without safety risks.  “Patients of course want the best-quality care, but often prefer to be at home, especially if technology allows them to work closely with their physician toward recovery,” said study leader Melissa Frasco, a…  read on >  read on >

Osteoarthritis could nearly triple a person’s risk of developing a multitude of other chronic illnesses, a new two-decade study finds. People with osteoarthritis (OA) — where cartilage breaks down, allowing bones to rub against each other — tend to develop multiple other health problems as the years progress, researchers found. These other chronic illnesses can…  read on >  read on >

New research offers what could become a surprising way to diagnose whether a child has autism: Simply check the makeup of their gut microbiome. In a study published July 8 in the journal Nature Microbiology, scientists analyzed more than 1,600 stool samples from children ages 1 to 13 and found several distinct biological “markers” in the…  read on >  read on >