October 10, 2017 2-year-old with 'childhood Alzheimer's' becomes youngest enrolled in clinical trial Sara McGlocklin said she noticed her daughter Marian was struggling to swallow at just 6-months-old.
September 28, 2017 3 siblings with rare genetic disorder die in same weekend A Utah family of 12 buried three of their siblings this July, after a rare genetic disorder robbed them of their ability to see, speak, swallow, and move.
September 28, 2017 Woman loses both hands, legs after sepsis battle A 50-year-old Georgia woman is lucky to be alive after losing all four limbs to a sepsis infection that she initially thought was a case of the flu.
September 27, 2017 Woman dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria infection from Harvey floodwaters A 77-year-old Texas woman is being counted as the latest victim of Hurricane Harvey after she died from a flesh-eating bacteria infection.
September 27, 2017 Woman contracts flesh-eating bacteria while fishing off Alabama coast A 70-year-old woman nearly lost her hand after contracting flesh-eating bacteria while fishing with her husband on Alabama’s Gulf Coast last week.
September 27, 2017 Charlie Gard: UK judge gives parents two days to prove son should be kept alive A British judge told the parents of terminally ill baby Charlie Gard Monday that they had until Wednesday afternoon to submit what he called "new and powerful evidence" demonstrating that their son should be kept alive to receive experimental treatment.
September 27, 2017 Charlie Gard controversy: What causes infant's rare condition? Charlie Gard, a terminally ill infant in Britain, is receiving international attention as his parents are seeking an experimental treatment they hope could help their son, whose rare type of "DNA depletion" condition usually results in death in the first few months of life.
September 27, 2017 Mom who cheated death meets son for first time after 111-day recovery A North Carolina mother who was “in the process of actively dying” has finally held her infant son after spending more than 111 days recovering from life-saving surgery.
September 27, 2017 Boy born with no legs follows brothers into baseball An 8-year-old boy who was born with severely deformed legs hasn’t let his disability get in the way of playing the game he loves.
September 27, 2017 Charlie Gard controversy: Why a baby's head size matters In a court hearing on Thursday (July 13), the parents of Charlie Gard, the critically ill baby in Britain, were at odds with their son's hospital over a seemly straightforward fact: The size of their baby's head.