In a perfect world, Pet Pals: Animal Doctor would have been a great game. The game sounds promising on paper, taking the hands-on surgery mechanics of the Trauma Center series and replacing the ailing ...

I have received a couple of letters from readers demanding that I keep to the subject of pet care in my Animal Doctor column. The evident reason is that they do not like my “politics.” As an advocate ...

FOX: I read your article on the necessity of keeping cats indoors to prevent the spread of pernicious feline diseases. --L.L.P., North Palm Beach, Florida. DEAR L.L.P.: Many cats are simply not good“ ...

Doctors who need to operate on injured patients in emergencies have long practiced their lifesaving procedures on live animals, but now a replica of a human, called TraumaMan, is helping to modernize ...

If you're being treated for cancer, an iguana might not be the pet for you. Ditto if you're pregnant, elderly or have small children at home. Pets can transmit dozens of diseases to humans, but ...

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine applauds the Food and Drug Administration’s newly released draft guidance, ...

Stanford researchers warn that the number of animal bites is likely to rise amid climate change and developmental pressures. Rising temperatures are already exposing people in temperate climates to ...

Flying at an altitude of 6,000 feet above the Himalayas, she suddenly senses something is wrong. Weakness, difficulty breathing. The major artery feeding blood to her heart is blocked—from years of ...