October 27, 2015 Georgia boy who died from brain infection left goodbye note for parents The parents of a 6-year-old Georgia boy who died from an amoebic infection Friday shared a note that he wrote and left for them at their home before he left for the hospital.
October 27, 2015 Saving Eliza: 4-year-old’s family fights to fund clinical trial to treat deadly disease Like other children her age, 4-year-old Eliza O’Neill enjoys singing nursery rhymes, going to the playground and playing with her 7-year-old brother, Beckham.
October 26, 2015 Girl once paralyzed stands, brings nurse to tears in viral video The Internet is feeling rather appreciative of nurses after an emotional video was posted online.
October 26, 2015 1-year-old battling rare bone disorder dies despite life-saving operation An Argentinean 1-year-old whose parents brought her to the United States for what they hoped would be a life-saving operation to treat a rare bone disease, has died, CEN reported.
October 26, 2015 Family discovers 5-year-old son’s life-threatening condition after reading news story A Texas family is rallying to raise awareness for Sanfilippo syndrome, a rare progressive condition that their son was diagnosed with after his symptoms were initially mistaken for autism.
October 26, 2015 Strange condition causes people to hack off healthy limbs David had just graduated college when he first decided he wanted to cut off his leg.
October 26, 2015 Large US cancer trial to match genetic glitches to targeted drugs The National Cancer Institute in July will start enrolling patients in a clinical trial seeking to match the underlying genetic defect driving a person's tumor with one or more of 20 approved or experimental drugs targeting that gene.
October 26, 2015 Hundreds help girl, 10, with rare condition celebrate birthday after none of her friends RSVP When Jenny Moretter turned to Facebook after none of her daughter’s fourth-grade classmates RSVP’d to her 10th birthday party, she was simply aiming to prevent her daughter, Mackenzie, from having to celebrate her special day alone. Â
October 26, 2015 Class forgoes trip to give principal money to treat cancer The graduating class at a New Hampshire high school is giving the money raised for its class trip to the school's principal, who has been diagnosed with cancer.
October 26, 2015 Girl born with heart on wrong side of body prepares for 8th birthday A Romanian girl who was born with her heart located on the wrong side of her body is preparing to celebrate her eighth birthday this summer, Central European News (CEN) reported.