Health

A little girl is in desperate need of a bone marrow donor. Chloe Bella Carvalho has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She has been at Winnie Palmer Hospital undergoing chemotherapy and needs to find a perfectly matched donor.

NBA legend Michael Jordan has decided to spend part of his fortune on helping the most underprivileged members of his community.

Thinking too much may be bad for your health according to a study that was recently published.

The Jimenez family is causing quite a stir in one San Jose neighborhood, but it was a labor of love for a mother who created an elaborate Halloween display for her terminally-ill son.

A Pennsylvania native who recently moved to Pensacola, Florida, with his fiancee will need to learn to walk again after nearly losing his leg to a flesh-eating bacteria.

A Florida man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is accused of having sex with multiple partners without informing them of his infection.

At least 33 people have died from illnesses related to vaping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

A beautiful video is going viral thanks to the heartwarming gesture made by the staff at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

24-year-old football – and beer – fan donated a check for more than $3 million to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, after he accidentally began raking in donations in September.

Rice-based products, sweet potatoes and fruit juices were found to have the highest risk for neurotoxic harm, the report states.

The study found that stressed pregnant women were less likely to have a boy and may also have a higher risk of premature birth, indicating that maternal mental health matters for both mom and baby.

According to Ruben Arias, Abigail’s oncology team suggested the family start preparing for hospice care.

There is no gift more powerful than a good friend. Best Friends is a non-profit that matches volunteers with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At Emory University in Atlanta, the program is building friendships, participants, say will be with them for life.

The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.