When it came to treating Jay Leno's extensive burn injuries following an accidental car fire at his garage, doctors knew they had to act quickly. "When he came in, his burns were deeper than I had ...

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 ...

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) -- Orthopedic surgeon Myron Stachniw knows first hand how an implant made from pig intestines works to speed up the healing time of surgically repaired tendons. For about six ...

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. Tissue from pig ...