Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

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 ...

Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) is a type of autoimmune disease. It can cause symptoms like joint pain and swelling, skin symptoms, and more. The exact prevalence of UCTD is unknown, ...

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 ...