Incredible Results from 20 Years of Cancer Research Boost National Survival Rates to 7 in 10

– credit Unsplash In what is being called a major milestone in American cancer research and treatment, 5-year survival rates averaged across all cancers have never been higher, with 7-in-10 cancer patients living past 5 years post-diagnosis. This average was pumped up by large survival rate increases in leukemia (20%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (18%), and ovarian … Read more

Missing 66-Year-old Hiker is Found–Even After 2-Week Search was Called Off in New Zealand

Graham Garnett – Supplied by police A 66-year-old man who had been missing in the rugged backcountry of New Zealand for over two weeks has now been found, even though rescue officials called off the search three days ago. Graham Garnett was discovered alive yesterday sheltering in a hut in the Kahurangi National Park by … Read more

Tiny Baby Born With Hands Smaller Than a Fingertip is Now Home After a Year–And Developing Normally

Preemie baby Gabriel Golden at Vanderbilt NICU-SWNS A premature baby, born so tiny his hand was smaller than his dad’s fingertip, is finally home and healthy after a year in the hospital. Gabriel Golden was born weighing one pound in September 2024 after just 22 weeks gestation. He endured nearly a year in the Vanderbilt … Read more

Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married

Zach Zarembinski and Isabelle Richards – credit, family photo Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. At 18, Zach … Read more