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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).

April 25, 2019

Texas woman who suffered third-degree burns after falling on curling iron opens up about harrowing injury

A mom in Texas says she isn’t about to let a tragic injury keep her from feeling beautiful inside and out.

April 23, 2019

Mom's 'avocado hand' mishap results in severed tendon, sliced artery

A Florida woman who sliced through a nerve and severed an artery in her hand while trying to cut an avocado said she still has numbness in her ring finger nearly one year after the accident.

April 22, 2019

Teen has 33-pound cyst removed from abdomen after complaints of pain

A 16-year-old patient who complained of pain and missed menstrual cycles had a 33-pound cyst removed from her abdomen last week after doctors decided to operate.

April 19, 2019

Surgeons remove man's 61-pound neck tumor in marathon operation

A 68-year-old man in China reportedly underwent life-changing surgery to remove a 61-pound cancerous tumor from his neck and upper back earlier this month.