March 29, 2017 'Overcomer': 4-year-old's inspiring video reaches millions Leah Carroll’s inspiring words and adorable shoulder shimmy have been viewed more than 37 million times on social media, where a legion of followers have been sending good wishes and prayers to the 4-year-old who is battling a rare blood disorder.
March 22, 2017 Boy with skin disorder finds best friend in dog with same condition An 8-year-old Arkansas boy and a 14-year-old dog in Oregon diagnosed with the same skin condition met for the first time this weekend, after an anonymous donor saw a news report on their online friendship and offered to help.
March 22, 2017 Girl diagnosed with strep throat dies of leukemia one week later A Memphis family is mourning the death of a 10-year-old girl who may have had an undetected form of leukemia since birth.
March 20, 2017 Woman loses fingers, toes after deadly strep throat infection A Tennessee woman who nearly died after a rare strep throat infection said she feels lucky to have escaped missing only a few fingers and toes after reading a similar story about a Michigan patient last week.
March 16, 2017 Rare strep infection costs Michigan dad his hands and feet A Michigan father whose seemingly ordinary stomach pains turned out to be an extremely rare case of strep throat is now facing a series of procedures to amputate his hands and feet.
March 14, 2017 Cystic fibrosis patients surviving longer in Canada than US Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that raises questions about how to improve care.
March 3, 2017 Doctors reverse teen's sickle cell disease with innovative gene therapy A French teen who underwent a first-of-its-kind procedure 15 months ago to change his DNA shows no signs of the sickle cell disease he had been suffering from.
February 24, 2017 Boy survives bite from one of deadliest spiders with record antivenom dose A 10-year-old boy in Australia survived a bite from one of the world's deadliest spiders thanks to a quick-thinking dad—and a record-breaking amount of antivenom.
February 22, 2017 Boy born with heart in wrong place thriving after 3-D printing-guided surgery Growing up, Ethan Bradley, of Grafton, Ohio, was never able to play with his friends during recess or fulfill his dream of joining a basketball team due to a rare condition that left him blue, exhausted, and gasping for air with each breath.
February 9, 2017 California woman with rare cancer to conquer world's highest free-standing mountain Nancy Dziedzic, of Sacramento, California, enjoyed hiking in her 20s, but she had never tackled any major mountains.