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A young family is getting the greatest Christmas gift of all, as their baby girl is finally coming home after almost nine months in hospital. In a remarkable journey of resilience and hope, baby Evangeline "Evie" Statler has defied the odds and been discharged from St. Louis Children's Hospital, much…
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Busy Philipps has recalled a "terrifying" experience she had with her teenager. The 44-year-old former Dawson’s Creek actress revealed that her eldest child, 15-year-old Birdie Leigh Silverstein, had a major health scare while attending a boarding school in Sweden. Philipps opened up about the harrowing memory on her podcast, Busy…
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A man has revealed why he spent $175,000 on a painful lower limb lengthening surgery that added six inches to his height. In this day and age, it's not unusual for people to spend large amounts of money to change the way they look facially or body-wise. However, some surgical…
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A woman born with dwarfism has revealed that she underwent limb lengthening surgery to stretch her body by 14 inches. Kristen DeAndrade, 36, was born with the rare genetic condition achondroplasia dwarfism which prevents bone growth in the legs and arms. From the age of 12, DeAndrade decided to undergo…
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A mother who woke up to find she was a quadruple amputee after going to the hospital with the flu has spoken out. Kristen Fox, 42, from Poland, Ohio, was 38 when she came down with the flu just before the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020. She had visited…
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Two actors are seriously injured after falling from a balcony during a production of Romeo and Juliet in Hungary. The devastating freak accident occurred on Friday (November 10) night, during the second act of the performance at the National Theater of Budapest - known locally as Nemzeti Szinhaz. According to…
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Trigger warning: This article contains repeated mentions of suicide and death. The hospital chronicled in the Take Care of Maya documentary has been found liable for the wrongful death of Beata Kowalski, who tragically died by suicide. The family of a teenager, whose ordeal was spotlighted in the heartbreaking Netflix…
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Kenan and Kel star Kel Mitchell has spoken out for the first time after being rushed to hospital in Los Angeles this week. The actor and comedian, 45, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday, with TMZ reporting that onlookers said he was "conscious and alert" when he arrived. No details…
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Amy Schumer has issued a 'warning' for women in their 20s after taking to Instagram to share a before and after image of herself. The comedian, 42, took to social media to share a couple of photos of herself from the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne in 2012, as well…
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Ian Wilkinson, who was one of four people who became severely ill after eating poisonous mushrooms during a family lunch, has become the sole survivor after being discharged from hospital. Ian, 68, along with his wife Heather, 66, her sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Don Patterson, both 70, were rushed…
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In an emotionally-charged tale of survival against all odds, a 14-year-old boy from Tennessee underwent a life-changing ordeal after what seemed to be ordinary flu-like symptoms escalated into a life-threatening condition. Mathias Uribe's parents, faced with an agonizing decision, opted for the amputation of all his hands and feet to…
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Elton John's representative has shared a statement after the singer was hospitalized after suffering "a slip" while at home. On Sunday (August 29), the 76-year-old 'Rocket Man' star was in his Mont Boron villa outside of Nice, France, when he fell and was taken to Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.…
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Lucy Letby, the former neonatal nurse who was convicted of killing seven babies in her care, has become the fourth woman in UK history to receive a whole life order for her crimes. Letby was in her mid-20s when she ended the lives of seven babies and attempted to murder…
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A teenager had to get both of his legs and all ten fingers amputated after eating leftover noodles. The unnamed 19-year-old college student was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital after suffering from "shock, multiple organ failure, skin mottling, and a rapidly progressive reticular rash," as reported by USA Today. The…
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Fans are mourning the death of Haley Odlozil after it was announced she passed away aged 30. On Friday, Hayley's husband Taylor took to his personal Instagram to share the unfortunate news that his wife had died. Haley suffered from Stage IIIC ovarian cancer, which she was diagnosed with almost…
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Despite the procedure being deemed impossible, doctors have successfully reattached a boy's head after he was decapitated in a car accident. Suleiman Hassan, 12, from West Bank, Palestine, suffered what is known medically as an "internal decapitation" after he was struck by a car while riding his bike, per the…
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A 10-year-old boy almost died after he consumed six bottles of water in an hour while playing with his friends, which caused his brain to swell. Ray Jordan was playing outside with his friends on July 4 in Columbia, South Carolina, and was guzzling water due to it being a…
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A man who was declared brain dead after being punched on a night out miraculously woke up as his family were discussing turning his life support off. James Howard-Jones, 28, was involved in an altercation with 24-year-old Ben Davies in Cheltenham, UK, in April last year which resulted in a…
