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May 9, 2019

Toddler diagnosed with rare cancer after suspected ear infection is now disease-free

A toddler whose facial nerves were damaged during surgery to remove a huge tumor which doctors first believed was an ear infection is now cancer free, just months after her parents were told she may not survive. 

May 9, 2019

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, shares brain surgery details, thanks doctors

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, detailed her brain operation and thanked the surgeon in a message posted to Instagram on Tuesday.

May 8, 2019

Parents' plea to help infant born with brain sticking out of nose

A family in Pakistan is desperate for surgeons to save their infant son whose brain is growing out of his nose.

May 7, 2019

Siblings with rare genetic disorder receive new kidneys on same day from same donor

A pair of Texas siblings born with a rare genetic disorder got the call they needed recently when they found out a deceased donor could provide them both with life-changing kidneys.

May 6, 2019

Medical miracles: Child burn victims in Syria brought to US for last shot at life

One moment, then 15-year-old Hamama was playing in the mountains with her farm animals in her poor family’s remote property in the Homs countryside. In the next moment all of her family, much of her memory, and almost her entire face was gone. But thanks to the U.S advocacy group Burnt Children’s Relief Foundation (BCRF) and American medical professionals, with support from the State Department to navigate the murky and complex terrain of visa red tape, Syrian children like Hamama have a second chance to repair the pieces of their broken bodies and lives.

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.

May 1, 2019

Devout Christian couple weds in hospital so groom can live with bride during home recovery

A Kentucky couple looking to stay true to their devout Christian beliefs decided to get married in a hospital chapel so that the 73-year-old groom could help care for his 67-year-old bride who was recovering from hip surgery.

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 30, 2019

Texas toddler lands in ICU after swallowing dad's watch battery

A Texas mother is warning about the dangers of everyday household objects after her toddler required emergency surgery to remove a watch battery from her esophagus. 

April 29, 2019

Drone delivers kidney for transplant in Maryland, doctors say: 'It's a first step'

A drone delivered a kidney to be transplanted for the first time ever, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).