A family in Queensland, Australia, is faced with selling their dream home to raise funds for their daughter’s life-saving therapy, which will cost a staggering $3 million. Tallulah Moon, 5, has been diagnosed with SPG56, a degenerative brain disease that is caused by a rare gene mutation. Tallulah was a healthy, happy baby until shortly after … Read more
Lucky the puppy lived up to her name after vets performed life-saving surgery to give her a proper bum. The five-month-old Bulldog was born with Atresia ani type 3, a rare congenital defect meaning she did not have an anus. Her worried owners noticed she was struggling and took her to a vet who referred … Read more
Being a parent these days has never been harder or easier. With access to Google, you can search any question day and night, from ‘How long can a toddler go without pooping?’ or ‘When will my child ever sleep through the night?’ in your pj’s watching reruns of ‘Sex and the City.’ However, with this freedom of information at … Read more
She shook it off. When Selena Campione learned she would be undergoing brain surgery while awake, she was terrified — but then a surgeon helped the Stanhope, New Jersey mom of two find a surprising way to overcome her fears. “I was scared out of my mind,” the 36-year-old private school teacher said of the moment … Read more
A “sweet” five-legged lamb rescued in Mississippi has a lot to celebrate this Easter. The little one, appropriately named Spider Lamb, was taken in by Good Samaritan Natalie Renot on Monday, after she got a call from Speirs Farm in Perkinston, Mississippi, from which she’s rescued nine other animals. “Usually when they’re born like that, … Read more
This is worse than eating your homework. Molly, a 10-month-old Bernedoodle pup, ate her owner’s socks, resulting in an emergency trip to the vet and a life-saving procedure. Kerrylee Hempenstall, the naughty puppy’s owner, only realized something was wrong with Molly when she refused to eat and began throwing up one day last month. After … Read more
Vickie Thompson had only a few blissful hours with her newborn son, Charlie, when the seemingly impossible revealed itself. On August 12, Charlie was born seemingly as any baby should. Thompson, 36, had just enough time to begin bonding and feeding when Charlie’s body apparently began to shut down. Unable to awaken the sleeping baby, … Read more
This doctor insists she knows the secrets to the “fountain of youth,” but she won’t bore you with “the same old crap.” Many for years have believed the key to longevity is simply eating a balanced diet, staying active and typical, oft-heard healthy-living guidelines. Other legends have insisted the so-called “fountain of youth” lies within … Read more
Its eyes were bigger than its brain. A New Mexico rattlesnake was left looking a bit more rectangular than usual after the reptile swallowed a mouse — while it was still in a mousetrap. “When you think you have seen it all,” Espanola’s Cottonwood Rehab, an animal rescue service that saved the rattler, wrote in … Read more
Note: All prices have been converted to USDThe Australian owners of a French bulldog have slammed an emergency vet clinic after copping an eye-watering $25,000 medical bill for their beloved pet’s life-saving treatment. Matisse, the 5-year-old Frenchy, was treated at Sydney Veterinary Emergency & Specialists, in the Sydney suburb of Rosebery, over the Easter weekend … Read more
A Melbourne mom being denied a lifesaving transplant under a “no jab, no heart” policy has accused the hospital of “ideological” discrimination for refusing the COVID vaccine. Vicki Derderian, 47, has been on mechanical life support since 2020 after her heart failed and is desperate for a transplant, but The Alfred Hospital deemed her ineligible to be … Read more
Doctors have saved a baby in the womb from a deadly genetic disorder with a first-of-its-kind brain surgery. The baby was diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation (VOGM) at 30 weeks. VGOM is a rare blood vessel abnormality inside the brain in which misshapen arteries in the brain connect directly with veins instead of … Read more
It was a nail-biting scenario. A 3-year-old boy in Cuba had to undergo life-saving emergency surgery after accidentally swallowing a large nail. “This is a very risky procedure,” said Dr. Mavil Isabel Benítez Fernández, a ENT specialist who presided over the operation in the Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Paediatric Hospital in … Read more
The prototype cells itself. Australian scientists have developed a flexible soft robotic arm that 3D-prints cells onto organs, thereby circumventing many of the risks associated with surgery. A beta version of the revolutionary tech was described last month in the journal Advanced Science. “Our flexible 3D bioprinter means biomaterials can be directly delivered into the … Read more
Mark Patton, best known for starring in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” is begging for his fans’ help to pay his medical bills. The 63-year-old’s manager, Peter Valderrama, made a GoFundMe page for the actor Thursday, claiming Patton has “been ill for quite some time now” in Mexico, where he lives, with … Read more
It took a little while for Rhiana Powell to get used to her new face. The 34-year-old has always been a beauty junkie, and loves trying out all the latest looks and testing the newest makeup products. But after a devastating diagnosis led her to having major lifesaving surgery, doctors removed her left eye and … Read more