January 13, 2015 Bosnians mourn baby who died for lack of ID number Thousands of Bosnians gathered in front of parliament on Sunday evening to mourn a three-month-old baby who died after failing to get timely surgery because a parliamentary wrangle prevented her getting a passport.
January 13, 2015 Mom issues health warning after 16-year-old son dies of testicular cancer After the recent loss of their 16-year-old son from testicular cancer, one family is urging other young men to get checked regularly.
January 13, 2015 Washington baby bitten by bat treated for rabies A baby is being treated for rabies after it was bitten by a bat that flew out of a patio umbrella on the deck of her grandparents' Pasco home
January 13, 2015 Novartis drug Ilaris approved to treat childhood arthritis Novartis said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its drug Ilaris to treat a serious form of childhood arthritis
January 13, 2015 Doctors save newborn’s life by wrapping her in ice for 3 days Lily Cracknell’s life was saved when doctors put her in a cooling bag after she was born. She was battling to breathe for 30 minutes after her mother Rebecca Hasler gave birth — before doctors decided she needed to cool down
January 13, 2015 Boy who created superheroes dies of cancer A 12-year-old cancer patient from Pennsylvania who invented his own superheroes and published a comic book based on their exploits has died
January 13, 2015 Twins delivered 87 days apart A woman in Ireland gave birth to twins 87 days apart, The Belfast Telegraph reported. Dr. Eddie O’Donnell, a consultant obstetrician, said this birth was “probably the first of its kind” in Irish medical history and described the event as “extremely unusual”
January 13, 2015 Ohio girl, 8, gets kidney donation from teacher An Ohio girl is recovering after getting a critical kidney transplant -- with the organ donated by her former kindergarten teacher
January 13, 2015 Girl with rare muscle disorder learns to walk at age 4 Lillia Reading is finally learning to walk and run at the age of 4 — after she was given splints
January 13, 2015 Experimental drug helps girl born without bones A breakthrough drug has helped a little girl survive after being born without many of her bones. Janelly Martinez-Amador was born with hypophosphatasia, a genetic disease that disrupts the mineralization process of a person’s bones and teeth. The disease occurs in about one out of every 100,000 infants, and Janelly had the most severe form of the condition – which is usually fatal.
