Toddler with huge growths on his jaw was born with hundreds of tiny cysts under his skin because of a condition which affects only one in 4,000 children Gavin Silvestri, 18 months, suffers from lymphatic malformation in his head Parents Victoria and Joseph, from Jacksonville, Florida, were initially ‘terrified’ At four days old, Gavin embarked on […]
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Hundreds of obese Britons have been ‘fat shamed by the NHS’
NHS is forced to apologise after hundreds of obese Britons complain they have been ‘fat-shamed’ by health professionals Patients filed a total of 332 complaints to the NHS over three year Mother was reportedly threatened to be reported over her son’s weight issues Obesity expert warns patients should ‘face the truth’ that ‘being fat is deadly’ […]
ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires
At the request of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control (DACC), the ASPCA deployed our disaster response team to assist in emergency sheltering efforts for animals impacted by the Woolsey Fire that has destroyed an estimated 90,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. We have been on the ground since […]
Hundreds of patients with undiagnosed diseases find answers, study reports
More than 100 patients afflicted by mysterious illnesses have been diagnosed through a network of detective-doctors who investigate unidentified diseases, reports a study conducted by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and multiple collaborating institutes. The long-awaited diagnoses are the fruits of the Undiagnosed Disease Network, a program created by the National Institutes […]