According to a story from the Washington Post, Vanellope Hope Wilkins had to immediately be placed in sterile plastic when she was born. This was because her heart, while functional,…
The United Network for Organ Sharing recently altered the rules of the organ transplant system. Geography is no longer as crucial a factor in securing a needed organ. Some view…
According to a story from The Irish Times, the South Tipperary General Hospital issued a second apology in court after providing insufficient care to a girl named Katie Manton, who…
Michael Mauti, a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, had been struggling with ulcerative colitis for years, and it was getting worse. The thought of eating become one of great…
Every single day is life-threatening for Lauren Stribling, a 15-year-old girl suffering from a rare genetic disease called Marfan syndrome, reported Daily Mail. A simple fall, push, or physical aggression…
A 23-year-old NBC news anchor received the words that everyone fears, "you have cancer". Boston Globe Media Partners reported the experience that young Natasha Verma faced upon her diagnosis. While it's…
For the estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people in the US diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finding a community is important. IPF is a rare lung disease, which you can…
According to a story from asianscientist.com, a group of researchers out of Singapore used genomic analysis with around 3,000 patients with stomach cancer to determine characteristics that were associate with…
It wasn't the Christmas 18-year-old Alex Leisenring and his family were expecting this year. While they received the white Christmas they had hoped for, they spent the holiday in a…
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