Chicago area teen battling cancer tests new wheelchair for freedom

It was an emotional moment Thursday at a rehab hospital in suburban Chicago where groundbreaking new technology helps a 15-year-old cancer survivor guide his wheelchair using just his eye.

Boy has over 500 'teeth' removed after complaining of pain in jaw

A 7-year-old boy in India has been relieved of yearslong swelling and pain in his jaw after doctors removed a growth that had been harboring over 500 teeth inside.

Impossible Whopper goes nationwide at Burger King

Burger King will begin selling the plant-based Impossible Whopper nationwide next week after a successful test run in seven markets.

Wearing a cast used to mean a summer of no fun. Now, waterproof casts are on the market

A 6-year-old boy broke his leg on a trampoline in the middle of July, just in time to put a damper on summer fun. Used to be if you had a cast on a broken bone, you couldn't really enjoy summer at the pool, lake or beach. But now you can take that cast for a swim.

How your kid's crazy toy can be a fitness weapon

In 1963 the hula hoop swiveled its way into American culture, selling millions. And decades later the hula hoop is still gathering new fans.  A hula hoop may seem like just a kid's toy, but the right hula hoop can actually be a fitness weapon.

Doctors suspect vaping injured lungs of several teenagers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doctors suspect vaping caused severe lung damage in eight teens from southeastern Wisconsin, all who were hospitalized over the last month.

Stranger becomes living organ donor after wife's desperate plea on Facebook

A metro Detroit man was sitting down on his lunch break, casually catching up on Facebook when he scrolled past a post that would change two lives forever. He was going to become a living organ donor. 

Stranger becomes living organ donor after wife's desperate plea on Facebook
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A metro Detroit man was sitting down on his lunch break, casually catching up on Facebook when he scrolled past a post that would change two lives forever.

Swimmer dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba at NC water park

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) - A person died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a water park in North Carolina, according to the state's health department.

Raw meat recalled due to possible human blood contamination

An Alabama company has updated a beef and pork recall due to possible contamination of meat products by human blood.