29 years ago a woman made a stained glass angel for a friend battling cancer. Now, her home has become a stained glass factory, with 90 volunteers producing tens of thousands of hand made angels for patients around the globe. More amazing, one million dollars in proceeds from these angels has gone to Johns Hopkins cancer research, buying intricate equipment and funding studies.
CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All ten heroes will be featured on the 5th annual celebrity-filled award gala airing in December. These ten will each receive $50,0000 to continue their world-changing work.
I have learned that no matter how far down you fall you can still find good in your life. After experiencing three stokes, cancer surgery, addiction problems, bankruptcy, and homelessness, I can tell you that the key to a good life is to know yourself, be yourself and love yourself.
13,000 low-income workers in Pakistan are getting nearly-free health care thanks to Asher Hasan, a successful surgeon who left the US in 2007 to create his micro-insurance program, Naya Jeevan.
After his brother was murdered by Hamas, Yuval Roth turned his loss into a way to promote peace. He and his organization, On the Road to Recovery, transport sick Palestinians into Israel so they can receive quality medical care.
Dr. Roseanna Means is bringing quality medical care -- for free -- to women in Boston's homeless shelters. She and her nonprofit organization, Women of Means, have helped 2,500 women and children each year since 1999.
There is a treasured hero in Rushville, Illinois: a doctor who has kept his fees the same as they were back in 1955 -- five bucks a visit -- and who has never taken a day off. Dr. Russell Dohner has been looking after his neighbors, going anywhere, at any time, to help those in need, often arriving before emergency crews.
Target will roll out "Caroline's Carts," specially designed shopping carts for special needs children and adults, nationwide in the U.S. next month.
When doctors told this man his blood pressure was too high to be a kidney donor for his wife, he did whatever was needed to get in shape for surgery.
For people who can't go out into the natural world, this group brings nature to anyone stuck inside - like the sick, the elderly or Alzheimer's patients.
Fish in today's oceans contain far lower levels of mercury, DDT and other toxic chemicals than at any time in the last 4 decades, says a major review.
With the Zika virus's rapid spread in mosquito-infested countries, university students in Mexico City are preparing to fend them off.
A small sweat sensor can instantly detect and diagnose dehydration, muscle fatigue, stress and other conditions that once took hours of blood work in a lab.
The blueberry, already known to be a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially lower the risk of heart disease and cancer, also could be insurance for your brain against Alzheimer's disease. New research presented by scientists Sunday bolsters the idea that this fruit, loaded with healthful antioxidants, could help prevent the devastating effects of […]
Thousands of patients languish on organ donor waiting lists because their immune systems would reject any transplanted organ that is not a match–until now.
Who is the Greatest Canadian? After being hospitalized at the age of 10 and threatened with the loss of his leg due to his family's inability to pay for specialized care, Tommy Douglas followed a life path into politics and refined his skills as a fiery speaker.
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Asfaw, the winner of the Volvo prize for 2006, is a medical doctor who has galvanized over 550 medical and non-medical professionals in the US and Canada to give their time and talents to address the profound healthcare crises in Ethiopia.
A morbidly obese man who has captured the heart of America by walking alone across the country on a quest to lose weight and find his soul. Like a real-life Forrest Gump, Vaught's journey is touching the lives of millions.
This woman is still going strong nearly two decades after learning she has terminal cancer.
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