Health

Richard Engel, NBC News correspondent, shares emotional update on son’s rare neurological condition

NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has shared some heartbreaking news regarding his six-year-old son Henry. “Unfortunately he’s taken a turn for the worse,” he wrote on Twitter. Henry has a variation of Rett ...

Husband of teacher killed in Uvalde school shooting dies ‘due to grief’ two days after massacre

Joe Garcia, the husband of one the elementary school teachers killed during the Uvalde massacre, has died after suffering a heart attack. Family members told local news that Joe died two days after his wife ...

Mother shatters her back while catching 11-year-old stepdaughter who jumped off roof to escape house fire

The Dawson family’s lives drastically changed in an instant, but mom Crystal Dawson says she has no regrets about how she handled the day her house went up in flames, even though it left her ...

Grieving mother meets 14-year-old boy who received her late son’s heart

The last time Maria Clark was in the presence her 25-year-old son was nearly two years ago, but when she met 14-year-old Jean Paul Marceaux she could feel her son was right there with her. ...

Woman becomes first wheelchair user to graduate from nursing school in Oregon

When Dani Hillenbrand received her diploma from George Fox University’s College of Nursing, she made history. She became the first person who uses a wheelchair to graduate nursing school in Oregon. And she hopefully won’t ...

24-year-old nurse receives new heart after suffering heart attack when she was 14

Jaelyn Kinchelow is hoping her story of being given a second chance will raise awareness about organ donation. The 24-year-old recently received a heart transplant after suffering a heart attack 10 years earlier. Initially Kinchelow ...

Worried mom explains why you can’t just switch brands amid baby formula shortage

If you are the parent of a little one or know someone who is, then you probably know how hard it has been to find their baby’s formula. Since the end of last year baby ...

Family supports 3-year-old boy battling cancer by wearing superhero costumes to every chemo appointment

Receiving a cancer diagnosis is scary, especially when you’re only three years old. Leone Hernandez was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2021, and while it’s the most common childhood cancer and is one of ...

76-year-old man, paralyzed from polio at 6, was one of the last people with an iron lung: ‘My life is incredible’

Paul Alexander lived a life unlike many others. For the majority of his life, he’s was inside an iron lung, and he was one of the last people in the world still using the respirator ...

Infant dies after consuming contaminated baby formula

A mother wants nothing but the best for her baby. As a parent, you want to make sure you provide adequate and enriching nourishment to your child. Cynthia Salinas set out with similar hopes when ...