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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scores of tissue banks that collect human skin, bones and eyes have been operating without any government or private oversight, and federal inspectors have little idea whether some disturbing ...

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 ...