Teeth, placentas and surgical remains are being saved and even consumed. Here is what medicine says about safety.

Detecting gum disease currently requires a dentist chair and a visual exam, often catching problems only after tissue damage has started. To shift care from reactive to proactive, researchers at Texas ...

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 ...