Mom's raw post on childhood cancer goes viral: 'It affects the entire family'

Mom's raw post on childhood cancer goes viral: 'It affects the entire family'

Heart-wrenching photos of a 5-year-old girl gently supporting her 4-year-old brother as the side effects of chemotherapy disrupt their playtime have gone viral after their mother shared a raw post about how childhood cancer impacts the whole family.

Heart-wrenching photos of a 5-year-old girl gently supporting her 4-year-old brother as the side effects of chemotherapy disrupt their playtime have gone viral after their mother shared a raw post about how childhood cancer impacts the whole family.

Suicide is declining worldwide, but increasing in U.S.

Suicide is declining worldwide, but increasing in U.S.

According to the World Health Organization, every 40 seconds someone dies by suicide. That statistic is actually decreased from previous years - but here in the United States, suicide is becoming more common. 

According to the World Health Organization, every 40 seconds someone dies by suicide. That statistic is actually decreased from previous years - but here in the United States, suicide is becoming more common. 

Pressure cooker whistle shoots off, lodges into woman's skull

Pressure cooker whistle shoots off, lodges into woman's skull

An Indian woman is blinded in one eye after the whistle attached to a pressure cooker shot off the cooking device and lodged into her skull.

An Indian woman is blinded in one eye after the whistle attached to a pressure cooker shot off the cooking device and lodged into her skull.

CDC warns Americans to stop vaping as illnesses grow

CDC warns Americans to stop vaping as illnesses grow

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent has issued an alert that Americans should stop vaping as they investigate several illnesses and deaths that seem to all be related to ecigarettes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevent has issued an alert that Americans should stop vaping as they investigate several illnesses and deaths that seem to all be related to ecigarettes.

Support Men's Health with the MIU Men's Health Foundation

Support Men's Health with the MIU Men's Health Foundation

FOX 2 is teaming up with the MIU Men's Health Foundation for events that are all about taking care of men's health! 

FOX 2 is teaming up with the MIU Men's Health Foundation for events that are all about taking care of men's health! 

Minnesota health officials confirm vaping-related death linked to illegal THC products

Minnesota health officials confirm vaping-related death linked to illegal THC products

Minnesota health officials have confirmed the state's first death linked to a national outbreak of serious lung injuries related to vaping. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the patient was over 65 years old and died in August after “a long and complicated hospitalization.”

Minnesota health officials have confirmed the state's first death linked to a national outbreak of serious lung injuries related to vaping. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the patient was over 65 years old and died in August after “a long and complicated hospitalization.”

Jay Towers' dad proves to be real-life Superman after surviving life-threatening sepsis attack

Jay Towers' dad proves to be real-life Superman after surviving life-threatening sepsis attack

Jay Towers is one of the hardest working guys you'll meet. When he's not on radio, he's on FOX 2. When he's not there, he's probably talking to his dad. So when his dad almost died earlier this year, Jay almost lost his best friend.

Jay Towers is one of the hardest working guys you'll meet. When he's not on radio, he's on FOX 2. When he's not there, he's probably talking to his dad. So when his dad almost died earlier this year, Jay almost lost his best friend.

Study: Turn off your TV before going to bed if you want to stay healthy

Study: Turn off your TV before going to bed if you want to stay healthy

If you have a habit of falling asleep in front of the television - take note. If you're trying to stay healthy and watching your weight, you might want to turn it off before you fall asleep. 

If you have a habit of falling asleep in front of the television - take note. If you're trying to stay healthy and watching your weight, you might want to turn it off before you fall asleep. 

Study: Turn off your TV before going to bed if you want to stay healthy
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Study: Turn off your TV before going to bed if you want to stay healthy

If you have a habit of falling asleep in front of the television - take note. If you're trying to stay healthy and watching your weight, you might want to turn it off before you fall asleep.

If you have a habit of falling asleep in front of the television - take note. If you're trying to stay healthy and watching your weight, you might want to turn it off before you fall asleep.

Michigan gets $27.9M in federal funds to fight opioid crisis

Michigan gets $27.9M in federal funds to fight opioid crisis

Michigan will get $27.9 million in federal funds to help families and communities deal with the opioid crisis.

Michigan will get $27.9 million in federal funds to help families and communities deal with the opioid crisis.

The Doctor Is In: Prostate Cancer Awareness
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The Doctor Is In: Prostate Cancer Awareness

Dr. Craig Rogers, chair of the Henry Ford Vattikuti Urology Institute, explains some of the newer diagnostic tools and treatments that are adding years to the lives of prostate cancer patients.

Dr. Craig Rogers, chair of the Henry Ford Vattikuti Urology Institute, explains some of the newer diagnostic tools and treatments that are adding years to the lives of prostate cancer patients.

Welcome to Camp Midicha, the Fenton summer camp for kids with type one diabetes

Welcome to Camp Midicha, the Fenton summer camp for kids with type one diabetes

"I think it's the best place on the planet. You sit in that dining hall and know the fight that those kids fight every day, and to see them all dancing and singing and being kids and have their diabetes taken care of," he says. "It gets the campers plugged into a community where they don't feel alone." 

"I think it's the best place on the planet. You sit in that dining hall and know the fight that those kids fight every day, and to see them all dancing and singing and being kids and have their diabetes taken care of," he says. "It gets the campers plugged into a community where they don't feel alone." 

Teen's junk food diet caused him to go blind, study reveals

Teen's junk food diet caused him to go blind, study reveals

A teenager reportedly went deaf and blind due to his junk food diet, according to a study released on Monday.

A teenager reportedly went deaf and blind due to his junk food diet, according to a study released on Monday.

Study: Benefits of weight loss surgery include reduction in mortality, reduce heart-related diseases

Study: Benefits of weight loss surgery include reduction in mortality, reduce heart-related diseases

Many people consider weight loss surgery, but don't go through with it. This may provide some encouragement - a new study finds the benefits go way beyond weight loss.  Obesity increases our risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Now, new research shows weight loss surgery can potentially reverse the risk of heart-related diseases and death in people who struggle with obesity....

Many people consider weight loss surgery, but don't go through with it. This may provide some encouragement - a new study finds the benefits go way beyond weight loss.  Obesity increases our risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Now, new research shows weight loss surgery can potentially reverse the risk of heart-related diseases and death in people who struggle with obesity....