October 23, 2017 Michigan girl, 5, saves family from house fire A 5-year-old girl became an unlikely hero, saving her family from flames after a fire broke out in her Michigan home early Wednesday morning.
October 23, 2017 Formerly conjoined twins thriving after separation surgery A pair of twins who were formerly connected at the head are sitting up on their own and continuing to hit crucial developmental milestones after undergoing separation surgery in June.
October 20, 2017 Insurer allegedly sends coverage denial letter to 9-month-old with brain cancer The 9-month-old son of a retired NYPD officer allegedly received a letter from the family’s insurance company recently, explaining that the clinical trial he was enrolled in to treat aggressive brain cancer was “not medically necessary,” and therefore would not be covered by the provider.
October 19, 2017 Mom pens touching thank you post to daughter's nurses A mother’s thank you note to the pediatric nurses caring for her 2-year-old daughter who is battling cancer has gone viral, receiving more than 51,000 reactions and nearly 28,000 shares since it was posted earlier this month.
October 19, 2017 California doctor hops on motorcycle to help evacuate babies during wildfires The colleagues of a California doctor have been calling him James Dean after he hopped on his motorcycle to help evacuate eight premature babies from a NICU as wildfires threatened the hospital.
October 18, 2017 Boy given 5 percent chance of survival marks 1st birthday Liam Stephenson and his family are celebrating an important milestone that not many believed he would reach after he spent his first weeks of life fighting to survive in the NICU.
October 13, 2017 Billboard featuring chemo bell to ring every time child finishes treatment A giant billboard over Interstate 44 will now help children mark the end of their chemotherapy treatment at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
October 9, 2017 Cholera claims unborn children as epidemic spreads Yemen misery One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take her first breath.
October 9, 2017 New drug to protect infants from whooping cough shows promise A potential new drug might protect infants from whooping cough in their first few months of life, before they can be vaccinated, early research suggests.
October 5, 2017 Boy who donated hair to kids with cancer faces own diagnosis A Michigan boy who endured two years of teasing while he grew his hair out to donate to it to cancer patients is now facing a diagnosis of his own.