Man with cystic fibrosis fights to recover from double lung transplant

They lost one son to complications from cystic fibrosis - now their other son is in the hospital facing his own challenges because of the disease.

Jay Dunn has Dystonia, which cause his muscles to cramp and twist. He's now campaigning for a cure

Once you meet someone who deals with dystonia, you never forget it.  And that's probably why a metro Detroit man has made it his mission to raise money and awareness, so that one day there's a cure. He just hopes that cure doesn't come too late.

10,000 counselors and 150,000 clients with mental health issues could be impacted by new proposal

Licensed Professional Counselors maintain a vital role in helping people struggling with PTSD, anxiety, depression or other mental illnesses. However, many of those professionals are worried the scope of their work could be changed with a new proposal in Michigan's licensing department. They're asking residents to call state reps to curb the proposal

Men like house cleaning more than going to the doctor. That's a problem for preventing diseases

For many men, cleaning the bathroom, or mowing the lawn, is more appealing than going to the doctor, according to a recent Cleveland Clinic survey. Dr. Ryan Berglund says results show this 'doctor dread' is deeply rooted.

Girl, 3, dies of rare cancer after doctors diagnosed her with constipation

A United Kingdom mother who claims doctors wrote off her 3-year-old daughter’s stomach pains as constipation says the young girl died just days after she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy amid thousands of opioid lawsuits

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster.

US health experts back treatment for kids with peanut allergy

Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions.

After brain cancer diagnosis, college student completes school in hospital. She's now cancer free

The tumor was in her brain. Doctors diagnosed Ritz with brain cancer in 2017. She was a teenager. Before doctors knew, before they tested what was wrong, she remembers the symptoms being problematic and pervasive.

Woman suffers mercury poisoning after using tainted skin cream from Mexico

A California woman is in a semi-comatose state after using a Ponds-labeled skin cream tainted with methylmercury, making her the first reported case of methylmercury poisoning of this type linked to a skin cream in the U.S., according to the Sacramento County Public Health agency. 

FDA blasts Juul for fueling public health crisis after Michigan ban on e-cigs. What happens next?

The Juul makes up 70% of the e-cigarette market in the country. The brand is filled with nicotine, and now the government is blasting the vaping giant - saying they may have helped fuel the public health crisis.  It's a big warning from the government to the top selling vape company.