Watch These Instructors Teach Kids in Hospice How to Dance
Kids who are in wheelchairs or undergoing chemotherapy may not be able to go to regular dance lessons – so these specialists bring the dance to them.
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Helium Discovery a 'Game-changer' for MRI Machines
Because this vital gas was becoming scarce, a recent discovery of a helium field is being hailed as a major milestone.
Husband's Hunch Saves Woman Who Fell Asleep Watching TV
A pair of incredible coincidences, along with a husband's hunch, saved a woman from possible brain damage.
Teen Cries With Joy When iPad Dressed in Cap and Gown Rolls Across Stage in Her Place
Cynthia Pettway was devastated to hear that she would not be able to walk across the graduation stage this week – but thankfully, the nurses had a grand idea.
Disney Has Launched $100M Initiative to Make Children's Hospitals Around the World Less Scary For Kids
As a means of making hospitals less traumatic for young patients, the Walt Disney Company is revolutionizing the medical experience in hospitals worldwide.
'Superwoman' Surgeon Hikes Through Snow For 3 Hours So She Can Operate on Her Cancer Patient
Despite the country enduring freezing temperatures and mountains of snow, Lindsey Chisholm was still undaunted by the 8-mile trek from her home to the hospital.
Doctors Turn Down Pay Raise So Their Fellow Health Care Workers Can Get a Raise Instead
Over 250 doctors and physicians rejected a proposed pay raise so they could pass the funds towards hardworking nurses and clerks instead.
News Anchor Announces On-Air That He is Helping to Forgive Over $1 Million in Medical Debt
When Jesse Jones had to pay for his own chemotherapy, he was fortunate enough to have a good job and insurance plan – but other Americans are not so lucky.
Fed Up With Expensive Medications, Hospitals Are Banding Together to Make Their Own Drugs
Instead of allowing pharmaceutical companies to continue manipulating the drug market, this group of hospitals are taking a direct stance against price gouging and shortages.
87-Year-old Walking to Buy Mega Millions Ticket Breaks His Hip, Then Wins Hospital Lottery Pool
Earl Livingston is the perfect example of how you never know when – or how – you might catch a lucky break with the lottery.
Pharmacist Changes State Law to Put Expensive Chemo Drugs in the Hands of the Poor and Uninsured
Though there are already some redistribution programs in the US, this is the first that will allow individuals to donate their unused medications.
Let's Pay Tribute to the Humble Shoe Shiner Who Used All $200,000 of His Tips to Help Uninsured Children
For almost three decades, Albert Lexie donated all of the tips that he made from shining shoes to help sick children get the care they needed.
Woman Discovers Her Co-worker is the Very Infant She Nursed Back to Health 28 Years Ago
Vilma Wong couldn't put her finger on how she might know Brandon Seminatore until he told her his last name, and replied that his father was a policeman
Hospitals Slam the Industry by Creating Their Own Nonprofit Drug Company, Hitting the Market in 2019
The company will be starting with 14 generic medications that could be hitting the market as soon as January 2019.
To Repent for Their Part in Patient Hardship, Doctors Team Up to Forgive $1.4 Million in Medical Debt
The coalition of doctors and nurse practitioners wanted to atone for their part in causing financial distress amongst their patients.
Turkey Announces They Are Setting Aside a Ton of Money to Make Cancer Treatments Free
"A cancer patient will not pay any extra fee as the state will cover it all," says the Minister for Labor and Social Security.
Jimmy Carter Delivers a New Clinic to Small Town That Has Been Without a Physician
The new clinic will provide vital mental and physical healthcare options to members of this small Georgian community.
Lyft is Giving Free Rides to Cancer Patients Headed to Medical Appointments
These cancer patients will no longer have to worry about finding transportation to their medical appointments.
If You Play Music, You Can Help People Heal By Being a 'Musician On Call'
Through this unique service, musicians can do what they love by helping hospital patients to heal - all by harnessing the sound of music.
Hospital Finds Effective Way to Soothe Highly Sensitive Patients Who Fear Needles
For those few patients who cannot be calmed by commonly used distraction techniques, this procedure could be a real godsend.
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