Kids turn to car ad to help dad in need of life-saving kidney transplant
A single father-of-three is in need of a life-saving kidney donation has taken the search for an organ donor into his own hands as his family worries that time is running out.
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Hospital warns 2,600 ER patients to test for Hepatitis C
A hospital near Tacoma is issuing a Hepatitis C warning for 2,600 emergency room patients.
'Day of Service' to help thousands of veterans get free dental care
An airman-turned-dentist will be among the thousands to offer free dental care to veterans next month as part of Aspen Dental’s fifth annual “Day of Service” event.
Patient tried to kill herself after doctors dismissed crippling pain for 7 years
A university student tried to kill herself after bungling doctors repeatedly dismissed endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome as period pains – for seven years.
Woman's rare disorder causes her to vomit 30 times a day
Scotland's top doctor has intervened in the case of a teenager with a rare stomach condition which has left her weighing less than 85 lbs.
Former classmate donates life-saving kidney to man nearly 50 years after graduating
A pair of former classmates who hardly knew each other while in school 50 years ago reunited recently, but it wasn’t to reminisce or catch up -- it was for a life-saving transplant that has bonded the pair for life.
7-year-old boy recovering after 5-organ transplant surgery
A seven-year-old boy is one of the youngest patients in Britain to undergo a multi-transplant operation to successfully replace five organs.
Chicago baby fitted with world's tiniest mechanical heart valve
A Chicago baby is thriving after she became one of the first to receive a mechanical heart valve.
Alfie Evans' parents to appeal ruling that barred terminally ill British boy from traveling to Rome
Alfie Evans’ parents will appeal to overturn a ruling Wednesday that barred the terminally ill child from being taken to Rome for care.
Alfie Evans' dad giving toddler mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to 'keep him alive'
Alfie Evans' parents are tonight giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in a desperate bid to keep him alive after a court ruled he cannot be flown to Italy for treatment.
Sorority grants World War II vet's final wish to dance with a beautiful woman
A bedridden 92-year-old World War II veteran had a dying wish fulfilled thanks to a Mississippi sorority-- to dance with a beautiful woman.
Alfie Evans' family loses appeal to transport terminally ill British toddler to Rome
The family of Alfie Evans, the terminally ill British toddler who was taken off life support Monday, lost their legal challenge Tuesday to transport the boy to Rome.
1 dead, another recovering after 2 men suffer heart attacks at same train station
Officers called to a medical emergency at an Atlanta train station last week were called back to the same station an hour later, for the same emergency but with a different patient.
'QLaser' TV infomercial doc gets 12 years in prison for selling scam device
A former dentist-turned convicted con-man and his two cohorts were sentenced to prison on Friday for their roles in a multi-million-dollar fraud case that primarily preyed on the elderly.
Ice pops recalled over possible listeria contamination
A West Virginia-based company has issued a voluntary recall for 3,000 cases of ice pops sold under two different brands over concerns about listeria contamination.