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Snake Saved by Surgery After Swallowing Golf Balls
"A veterinary surgeon in Australia has saved the life of a snake that mistook some golf balls for chicken eggs and ate four of...
Hospital Donates Life-Saving Surgery To Kosovo Girl
"An Albuquerque hospital and several of its surgeons donated life-saving surgery to a Kosovo toddler. Now, the 2-year-old and her mom are heading home."...
Iraqi Baby Admitted to Israel for Lifesaving Surgery
Israeli officials approved entry to Israel for a three-week-old Iraqi baby in need of lifesaving heart surgery, a complex procedure not available in neighboring...
For Preemie Girl’s Tiny Heart, Life-Saving Miracle Surgery
A premature infant, Kaylin Baker's heart, no larger than a quarter, would have failed or had to endure invasive open heart surgery and lengthy...
Little Boy Meets the Stranger Who Saved Him by Donating Her Liver (WATCH the Touching Video)
In a tear-jerking video released by the Cleveland Clinic, a woman is seen reuniting with a boy whose life she saved through organ donation.
Becoming...
Hope for Patients with Aggressive Breast Cancer: Vaccine Trial Results in 88% Survival Rate After 3 Years
Breast cancer patients have been given fresh hope after a new vaccine showed "promise" in treating an aggressive form of the disease.
The results came...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
AI Detected Her Early Breast Cancer After Annual Test Came Back as Normal: ‘I feel so lucky’
Artificial intelligence successfully detected a woman's breast cancer, after a routine scan evaluated by humans came back as 'normal'.
Sheila Tooth was given the all-clear...
Good News in History, November 9
48 years ago today, Gary Kasparov won his first Chess World Championship after overcoming his opponent Anatoly Karpov whom he faced inconclusively the year...
First Patient to Have Brain Tumor Removed Through Her Eyebrow Leaves Hospital in 2 Days Thanks to Technique
A 75-year-old woman has become the first person in the world to have a brain tumor removed through an eyebrow incision, according to the...
Good News in History, October 26
Happy 73rd Birthday to William Collins, better known by his rather eternal moniker, "Bootsy." A bass guitar legend, Bootsy learned how to play in...
Boy with Rare Skin Condition Can Sleep with Eyes Closed for The First Time in 7 Years
This little boy from Nevada is pictured here before a life-changing surgery that allowed him to blink and sleep with his eyes closed—for the...
New Cervical Cancer Treatment Regime Shows ‘Biggest Gain in Survival Since 1999’
Targeting the fourth most common cancer in women globally, a new treatment regime combining chemo and chemoradiation therapy has reduced the rates of death...
Period of Ancient Egypt Illuminated by Intricate Coffins for ‘The Lady of the House’
There's never a dull moment down in the land of the Nile for those with a shovel.
A recent discovery of two exquisitely detailed sarcophagi,...
After a Shark Attack Doctors Found a Tooth in His Arm–He Now Wears it as an Earring ‘Trophy’
A diver who was attacked by a shark has turned one of its teeth into an earring—and says wearing the ‘trophy’ has given him...
Miracle Twins Given 10% Chance of Survival Are Now Thriving Thanks to Hero Medics
A Scottish mom is thanking her lucky stars after her "miracle" twins avoided the worst of a potentially mortal fetal complication.
At one point given...
In World First, Stem Cells Reverse Woman’s Type-1 Diabetes
“I can eat sugar now,” said a woman from Tianjing, China, who recently became the first human to have their type-1 diabetes cured through...
In a World First, Surgeons Operate on Rhino’s Broken Leg and Fix Her Limp
A 2-year-old female rhino known for her "boisterous" nature has just undergone surgery on her ulna in a world-first procedure.
Using equine surgeons' knowledge of...
UPS Driver Saves Collapsed Grandmother, Then Brings Her Treats Every Week to Hospital: ‘She’s Family Now’
It turns out that angels sometimes wear brown.
UPS driver Raheem Cooper was passing through his normal route in the Georgian town of Valdosta when...
Boy Given 1% Chance of Survival Walks 5k for Hospital That Saved Him–After Air Rifle Shot to the Head as Baby
A boy who nearly died after he was shot in the head as a baby is now set to walk a 5k for the...