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Random Stadium Seats Leads to Life Saving Donation
In October 2013, Louis Munoz donated one of his kidneys to William Lynch. The organ match would not have occurred without a bit of...
Vancouver Donations Save Filipina Barista’s Life
Janette Camba, a temporary worker and familiar barista at Tim Hortons, for more than three years, is now back in her home country of...
Seaweed Extract Outperforms Chemo Drug in Shrinking Breast Tumors
The extract of an edible red seaweed was found to be 27 percent more effective than standard chemo in shrinking breast tumors in rats...
More Than 140 Nations, US and China, Adopt Treaty to Cut Mercury
Over the past 100 years, mercury concentrations have doubled in the top layer of the world's oceans. That's why more than 140 governments meeting...
Giant of Medicine Dies at 93: Tribute to a Transplant Pioneer
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, the Nobel laureate who conducted the world’s first successful organ transplant, died Monday at the Boston hospital where the pioneering...
Scientists Make Progress in Tailor-Made Organs Using Body’s Own Cells
Tissue engineers are building organs using the body’s own cells and letting the body do most of the work.
So far, only a few organs...
Strangers Raise $30,000 on Reddit for Fatally Ill Man to Travel
Reddit.com has done it again. The social media community has once again responded with incredible generosity to a personal story of tragedy posted on...
New Cancer Treatment Destroys Non Targeted Tumors Using Immune System
For more than a century, scientists have been attempting to harness the immune system to fight cancer -- trying to get the antibodies and...
Rachel’s Legacy Inspires Other Kids to Give
Rachel Beckwith wanted to raise money for a clean-water charity by asking for donations instead of presents for her ninth birthday. Now, her death...
Grandson’s Disease Spurs Family to Fund First Rural Diabetes Center to Help Thousands of Families
Often, the most inspiring advances are born out of the need to fill a void. When long time Parsons residents Jacque and Kelly Rector's...
Mother Meets Recipient of her Son’s Heart, Gains New Family (Video)
Last August, Renee Varela's 18-year-old son, Anthony, was killed by a drunk driver. His heart was transplanted into the chest of Eric Ford, a...
Six Amazing Happy Endings Thanks to Facebook (Good News Network Exclusive)
We've lots of media stories featuring the wonders of Facebook. But these amazing outcomes will cheer even the surliest of social media critics.
From the...
Out of Grief Sprouts Life-Saving Legacy for Girl After Her Organ Donations
You don’t have to be rich, famous or even an adult to leave a memorable legacy that can change lives. Just ask the mother...
Study Finds Scientific Basis for Acupuncture Benefit
Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. In a paper published Sunday...
Again, Doctor Helps Save Family Who Ate Poisonous Mushrooms
The call that awakened Dr. Todd Mitchell recently gave him chills. A woman and her twin 11-year-old grandsons had eaten soup...
‘Nutraceutical’ Citrus Formula Helps Beat Incurable Cancers
If you want to know what truly sets Dr. Isaac Eliaz apart, just ask Bonnie Bell, a spirited survivor of Stage 4 breast cancer,...
Scientist Uses Adult Stem Cells to Repair Human Heart
Evidence is growing that new kinds of stem cells -- immature adult stem cells extracted from bone marrow, hearts, kidneys or even the skin,...
My Hero Calls Me Mama
Chance was named before his birth, not knowing how fitting it would be. Born after only 28 weeks of gestation, the baby -- and...
Stem Cell Cure Hope for Diabetes
Scientists have used stem cells from human bone marrow to repair defective insulin-producing pancreatic cells responsible for diabetes in mice. The treatment also halted...
Hockey Fan Gives Life to Another Fan
Atlanta Thrashers fan Andy Freeman, after having been on dialysis for two years, received a donated kidney from a stranger solely because they shared...