August 11, 2016 Quadruple-amputee toddler receives look-alike doll A 2-year-old girl who lost all of her limbs and the tip of her nose after contracting meningitis is thrilled to be playing with her new doll after a company set out to make the toy look just like her.
August 11, 2016 Laser therapy extracts rare tumor that grew human hair, skin in boy's skull Ten-year-old Gavin Pierson competes at state-level karate championships, but getting good at the sport required more practice than that of the ordinary athlete.
August 8, 2016 Brain-eating amoeba found in popular Grand Teton soak spot A parasitic amoeba that causes deadly brain infections has turned up in a warm spring in Grand Teton National Park, prompting a warning for those seeking a soak.
August 8, 2016 Family of 5-year-old California girl 'locked' in her body remain optimistic for cure When she was 2 years old, Magnolia “Maggie” Tesler, had hit all of her developmental milestones, but was starting to lose some of the words she learned in her young life.
August 7, 2016 South Carolina girl, 11, who contracted brain-eating amoeba in river dies The 11-year-old South Carolina girl hospitalized after contracting a usually deadly brain-eating amoeba has died.
August 5, 2016 South Carolina girl exposed to brain-eating amoeba faces bleak odds An 11-year-old South Carolina girl has irreparable brain damage after contracting a rare, often-fatal infection caused by an amoeba from a river where she was swimming, according to a Facebook page set up on her behalf.
August 4, 2016 Special drug rushed to help brain-eating amoeba patient A pharmaceutical company has rushed a special drug that once saved the life of a girl who contracted a usually deadly brain-eating amoeba to a South Carolina hospital with its own patient fighting the disease.
August 4, 2016 Harper's legacy: Family donates 5-year-old's brain to science after death from rare condition When Dustin and Penny Howard brought their newborn daughter Harper home from the hospital in spring 2010, all seemed normal for the Carrollton, Texas, family.
August 1, 2016 8-year-old boy dies day after being named honorary Marine An 8-year-old boy with a rare, genetic disease has died a day after being made an honorary Marine.
July 31, 2016 Kawasaki disease: A rare, but serious childhood illness Kids get fevers all the time, but when they spike a high fever or the fever lasts for more than a day, it can make any parent worry.