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February 26, 2024

Four Texas residents forever connected by two kidney donations in different cities: 'Superbly timed'

Two hard-to-match transplant patients 250 miles apart started 2024 with new hope for long, healthy lives, thanks to collaboration between two Texas hospitals.

February 23, 2024

Meet the American who mended defective infant hearts, Vivien Thomas, high-school educated cardiac surgeon

High-school-educated Vivien Thomas spent decades as a research assistant to renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Alfred Blalock. Yet Thomas made up for his lack of pedigree with talent.

February 22, 2024

‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Val Chmerkovskiy surprises fans with images of neck injury

"Dancing with the Stars" pro Val Chmerkovskiy revealed a major neck injury from last year on his social media page, surprising fans and followers.

February 22, 2024

‘COVID paralyzed my diaphragm’: Marathon runner shares how the infection took his breath away

A healthy runner experienced diaphragm paralysis after COVID. He tells how he overcame the condition, with the help of Dr. Matthew Kaufman of the Institute of Advanced Reconstruction in New Jersey.

February 20, 2024

Florida student and teacher bond over matching scars from their open-heart surgeries: 'Tough cookies'

A 6-year-old girl and her kindergarten teacher have something very special in common — matching scars from open-heart surgeries. Kennedy Vogt's mother and her teacher shared their stories.

February 16, 2024

'Mike & Molly' star Billy Gardell jokes he still battles 'fat guy in there' after 170-pound weight loss

Comedian Billy Gardell revealed in a new interview he's lost 170 pounds since undergoing weight loss surgery. The actor joked he still battles the "fat guy in there."

February 16, 2024

Reddit drama involving mom of 2 babies who refuses to care for sick grandmother evokes heated reaction

A family drama described on Reddit has elicited over 1,300 reactions to date as a young mother of two babies reveals why she will not care for her husband's sick grandmother.

February 15, 2024

Tennessee health care worker diagnosed with brain cancer recites all 50 states during surgery

A Tennessee woman recited all 50 U.S. states in alphabetical order during her recent brain surgery. Jayden Zientara had a cancerous brain mass the size of a baseball removed by doctors.

February 8, 2024

‘Gender-affirming’ treatments don’t benefit youth, says pediatricians group: ‘Irreversible consequences’

A national organization of pediatricians and other health care professionals claims that “gender-affirming" therapies have not been shown to benefit adolescents with gender dysphoria.

February 5, 2024

Two women with heart disease had to fight for a diagnosis. Here’s how they advocated for their health

Women's heart disease is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. Two women share how missed symptoms put their lives at risk, and how they pushed to get the diagnoses and procedures they needed.