25th February 2016
A necklace that contains a computer chip is keeping track of immunization records of young children in India. When linked to a mobile application, health care workers seeing patients in remote villages in India can access real-time data to help ...
25th January 2016
A Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis is not easy on kids. Between food limitations, symptoms and needles, children often feel confused and isolated. But a new toy offers kids the chance to learn about diabetes from a friend who “gets it.” A ...
14th January 2016
Doctors gave Reggie a 20% chance of survival when he was born early at 23 weeks, weighing just over a kilogram. Though Danielle Stoakes and Matt Hansom were excited about becoming parents for the first time, they were also scared. Their son ...
7th January 2016
After two years of trying, Noemi Denish was ecstatic to be pregnant with her first child. But 10 weeks into the pregnancy, she lost the baby. Noemi and her husband were devastated but more determined than ever to have a baby. ...
5th January 2016
A final twist in the remarkable story of a young boy with a rare immune disease that forced him to live life in a bubble. David Vetter’s life was truly unique. From the day he was born until shortly ...
15th December 2015
It looks like a makeshift wetsuit, but it’s not for surfers. The so-called non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) uses the power of compression to stop women from bleeding to death in childbirth. It’s really that simple. The NASG was ...
17th November 2015
Lucille Horn’s parents were told to plan their baby girl’s funeral – that ‘baby’ is now 95! In the early 20th century, preterm babies – or ‘preemies’ – rarely survived. In fact, most doctors thought it was pointless to try because the ...
13th November 2015
The joy that Becky Concannon felt when she got pregnant with her two daughters was quickly overshadowed with guilt and fear when she learned she had gestational diabetes. Though the condition affects 18% of pregnancies, many people haven’t heard of ...
10th November 2015
Layla’s parents never expected their baby girl to become the poster child for a life-saving new blood cancer treatment. They just wanted her to get better. Having exhausted all treatment options including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, doctors ...
22nd October 2015
I thought my daughter’s two-month medical checkup would be pretty straightforward. After all, she was healthy, growing, and already rolling! Then I found out she had hip dysplasia. My daughter is so strong. And yes, everyone thinks their baby ...