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A 9-year-old boy who is credited with helping to save the life of his grandfather was rewarded with pizza by police officers who said his quick actions prevented the life-threatening emergency from turning tragic.

A 5-year-old boy somehow escaped a severe brain injury after a water pump explosion caused a metal bolt to pierce his skull, missing his brain by just millimeters.

Family and friends of a California chemistry teacher are desperately appealing to the public to help raise money to pay for his hospital bill in Guatemala so that he can come home to recover from a devastating neck injury.

Swedish health officials said a case of suspected Ebola has turned out to be a false alarm after the patient's test results found no signs of the virus.

Two strangers have become inextricably linked after undergoing back-to-back heart, liver and kidney transplants last month at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Authorities in two states in the Pacific Northeast have confirmed two separate cases of measles and warned the public of possible exposure. 

So far, this flu season has claimed 42 lives in California alone, The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.

An 8-year-old North Carolina boy hoping to spend a peaceful Christmas with his family in Utah instead received a devastating and unexpected diagnosis of Glioblastoma, an aggressive and cancerous tumor found in the brain or spine.

As the partial government shutdown continues – with President Trump and Democrats seemingly at a standstill over funding for a border wall – organizations dedicated to helping sexual violence survivors are beginning to worry.

Health officials in Tennessee are urging customers who dined at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant in Rivergate in late December to receive a hepatitis A vaccine after an employee there tested positive for it.

Astonishing images show a teenager who had his entire leg removed to get rid of a massive 4 stone (approx. 55 pounds) tumor.

A male patient is being treated in isolation at a hospital in Sweden as medical personnel wait for test results for possible Ebola.

A Missouri newlywed and expectant father reportedly is in for a long recovery after what he thought was a simple cold turned into a rare viral infection in his heart that left him a medically-induced coma.

Health officials have linked a Virginia woman’s 2017 rabies death to a bite from a dog that she suffered while on a yoga retreat in India.

A mother in the U.K. whose tumor robbed her of her eyesight credits the daughter she’s never seen with helping to save her life after she began experiencing frightening symptoms while pregnant.

Those with blue or light-colored eyes may be less affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) compared to those with dark-colored or brown eyes, a study found.

A New York woman has tested positive for hepatitis B after undergoing surgery at a facility in New Jersey that recently warned more than 3,000 patients they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis as a result of “deficiencies in infection control” at the center.

The 11-year-old boy in Brooklyn, New York, who died after he likely suffered an allergic reaction to the smell of cooking fish gave his father two kisses and told him he loved him before he passed away, his father said.

A 40-year-old English teacher from the U.K. who was bitten by a tick in his ear while volunteering in Nepal two years ago said he still has trouble with his memory and coordination after the infection left him suffering from hallucinations and brain swelling.

A mother in Kansas is urging parents to take their child’s complaints seriously after her son’s stomach pains that were initially dismissed as constipation were actually a symptom of liver cancer.