Free Food, Caring and Sharing: New Spirit of Community in Yorkshire

There is an extraordinary sign on the outside of a well-tended West Yorkshire vegetable garden: Help yourself. It is part of the sharing revolution across the UK.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 May 33 Views

'Dead' Man Wakes at Funeral

The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 May 38 Views

Italy Dedicates 1,400-year-old Olive Tree to Michelle Obama

A province in southern Italy has dedicated a 1,400-year-old olive tree known as The Queen to US First Lady Michelle Obama because of her commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. Local farmers that manage the land where the tree is located said the 26 gallons of extra-virgin olive oil made from the fruits of the giant tree would be sent to the White House every year starting this fall.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 May 55 Views

When Son Sends Out Digital Prayer, a Stranger Answers to Rescue His Mom

No relative or friend proved to be a suitable donor match for Michael Andrade's mom. Weeks dragged on, with Lucy on a waiting list, while her condition grew visibly worse. Michael decided they needed to cast a wider net, and do everything he could to find a donor. Under the headline "Please help us find a liver donor," he added a grainy photo of himself as a boy on his mom's lap and wrote a detailed appeal on a Tumblr blog post.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 May 33 Views

Medical Students Learned on the Bodies, Now Honor the Donors

Georgetown University medical students recently held their yearly religious service, to say thank you to anatomical donors. Each year, 19,000 medical students in the United States dissect cadavers as part of their Each year their schools hold some type of memorial service at the end of the year to honor donors.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 May 30 Views

86-year-old Granny Stuns Crowd at Gymnastics Championship (WATCH)

An 86-year-old woman recently stunned the crowd at a gymnastics World Cup meet in Germany, displaying the balance, strength, flexibility and endurance of a 20 year-old during a parallel bar and floor routine.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 April 39 Views

Miracle Cancer Survivor Makes Wishes Come True for Sick Kids

In 1995, Grayson Gilbert had been diagnosed with a cancer so rare in children that the doctors were entering uncharted territory when prescribing aggressive chemotherapy and surgery. At 22 years old, the Maryland boy survived so long, he now has a charity to help ailing children meet their heroes.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 March 34 Views

Real Batman Hero Unmasked as Hero for Sick Kids

A Baltimore man spent a lot of his own money to dress up as Batman, even customizing a black sports car exactly like the comic book character. But, this Batman isn't interested in fighting crime. He visits sick children in hospitals, handing out Batman toys and books to up-and-coming superheros who first need to knock-out cancer or other life-threatening foes.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 March 35 Views

Swedish Man Survived Two Months in Snow-buried Car

A 45-year old driver stuck since December survived by hibernating a bit like a bear, doctors say. He was dug out alive from his snow-buried car in which he had survived for two months with no food, during one of the worst winters Europe has ever seen, in temperatures as low as -22F (-30C).

By Jeanne Goddard

19 February 33 Views

Marine Credits "Good Karma" for Hitting $2.9 million Jackpot

Marine Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt credits good karma for hitting a nearly $3 million jackpot in the Las Vegas Bellagio casino. Only days before winning the second highest amount ever paid for the slot machine, he learned he was accepted as a bone marrow donor to an anonymous patient.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 February 41 Views

Mom Hears First Words From Paralyzed Son in 19 Years: I Love You

A paralyzed man who suffered brain damage in a car crash almost 20 years ago spoke for the first time - and said 'I Love You' to his devoted mother. Doctors said Simon Ellis, now 37, would never be able to talk again.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 January 32 Views

Transplant Nurse Donates Own Kidney to Patient

The way Clay Taber looks at it, he's got three moms now, after a transplant nurse, practically a stranger, donated one of her healthy kidneys so that he might start married life untethered to a dialysis machine. When she heard a young 22-year-old man was in renal failure, she said, "It just tore me up."

By Jeanne Goddard

18 January 38 Views

Playing Online Game, Words with Friends, Saves a Life Thousands of Miles Away

For many it is just a game, but for two couples who live half a world away from each other, Words with Friends was more that that, it was a life saver.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 January 34 Views

A Runner for Cancer Decides to Become Oncologist After Losing Father

Jenna Norton is not your typical medical school applicant. In fact, until two years ago, she had never considered a career in medicine. It took Jenna seven years to graduate with a degree in Theatre, while working as a waitress and acting on the side. The death of her father, Henry, who passed away after a brief battle with cancer, also delayed her graduation. But his death later propelled Jenna's future in a direction never imagined -- a tribute to the man who owned a hardware store and supported his daughter's passion for Shakespeare.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 January 49 Views

Napster Co-Founder Invests $600 Million in Public Health

Tech billionaire, Sean Parker announced the creation of the Parker Foundation to help solve some of the world's biggest health problems.

By Sandy Kay Wright

29 June 39 Views