May 6, 2019 California infant diagnosed with incredibly rare, incurable genetic disorder The parents of a nearly 8-month-old California boy are searching high and low for answers after he became one of an estimated 50 people to ever be diagnosed with a genetic disorder that currently has no treatment or cure.
May 2, 2019 Florida toddler with spina bifida uses 'Baby Shark' tune to learn how to walk Two-year-old Harper Comparin is battling the odds, stepping along to the catchy “doo doo doos” of the kids song Baby Shark as she undergoes pediatric rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
May 1, 2019 Woman born with rare cyst condition defies odds, becomes disability rights advocate A 28-year-old Virginia woman has defied doctors’ expectations to become a disability rights advocate and health and fitness blogger after her parents were allegedly told that she wouldn’t survive birth, and if she did, she wouldn’t be able to walk or talk.
April 30, 2019 Ohio man recovering from flesh-eating bacteria infection after visiting Florida An Ohio man who was visiting family in Florida on spring break when he suddenly felt ill is miraculously on the road to recovery with all limbs intact after doctors diagnosed him with a flesh-eating bacteria infection in his foot.
April 26, 2019 Hawaii confirms third case of rat lungworm disease in Big Island resident State health officials have confirmed a case of rat lungworm in a resident on Hawaii’s Big Island.
April 22, 2019 Dad dies days after complaining of swollen tonsils while on vacation The 34-year-old had only just returned from a three-day trip to Amsterdam when he collapsed on the kitchen floor.
April 18, 2019 3-year-old born with 'backward' legs takes first steps after pioneering surgery A "one-in-a-million" 3-year-old born with both legs bent backward has walked for the first time after the public helped raise $234G for "miracle" surgery.
April 18, 2019 St. Jude doctors claim cure for 'bubble boy' disease Relying on the trickery used by the AIDS virus to infect people, doctors at two medical centers say they have cured 10 infants of so-called bubble boy disease, a genetic defect that leaves children, typically boys, without an immune system.
April 11, 2019 Farmer diagnosed with 'gardener's disease,' which ‘ate away at his arm’ The unnamed man developed sores and blisters over a five-month period
April 10, 2019 Mom claims spider bite left son with gaping hole in leg A 9-year-old boy has been left with a gruesome hole in his leg after a suspected poisonous spider bite allegedly ate away at the flesh on his limb, leaving him susceptible to serious infection.
