A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young.
A baby girl is about to undergo a rare heart surgery at Phoenix Children's Hospital. It's the first time the hospital has performed this potentially life saving surgery on someone so young. FOX 10's Jessica Flores talked to the little girl's family before the big day.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the AMA, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the CDC.
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association, many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of Americans who are described as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
The mayors of Phoenix, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
Children of women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol while pregnant don't appear to have any neurodevelopmental problems when it comes to balance, a new British study suggests.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
An attorney representing inmates at two Northern California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
By the time 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan finally got a lung transplant last week, she'd been waiting for months, and her parents had sued to give her a better shot at surgery.
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On Facebook, there are a growing number of prayer pages, asking you to pray for people going through a medical crisis. Can prayer really bring healing?
Prayer is such a personal, intangible, sacred thing, that it's hard to pin it down scientifically and say whether it works, or it doesn't work. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite chaplain Michael Gross says he sees the power of prayer every day in families who have nothing but faith to keep them going.
Gross works in the quiet neonatal intensive care unit, a place where hope is sometimes in short supply.
"But my belief is that God is with us. And when challenging times come, it's like a cloud around us, and we can't see, beyond, beyond our nose," said Gross.
Gross believes that's when prayer is most powerful. A Facebook page for Tripp Halstead, a 3-year-old battling back from a severe brain injury caused by a falling tree branch, has nearly a quarter of a million followers and thousands of people who leave comments, praying for Tripp's healing.
Gross says these digital prayer-chains help families feel less isolated.
"Sometimes the world can feel very small. And as people get on the internet and share with each other and pray for each other, I think the world becomes bigger, and they feel part of a bigger, caring community," said Gross. "And sometimes it's just the energy to make it through the next few minutes, or the next few hours."
Can praying really make a difference? A dozen studies have come up with conflicting answers. Some research found people who are prayed for recover faster. Others found prayer has no effect at all on a person's health.
Gross says about 75 percent of his patient families pray. He says it's hard to scientifically measure something that's sacred.
"Part of it is prayer is mystery. It's believing that God is present, that God cares enough about us to be with us, even in our toughest moments that we're not going to be abandoned," said Gross.
Gross believes prayer can help us make sense when life doesn't make sense.
"And I think in those moments, prayer helps us come to peace, to embrace what is happening. And sometimes, and for many parents, prayer becomes a way of struggling with God to come to understanding about why this is happening to my child at this time," said Gross.
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A dangerous trend on college campuses has some people mixing two dangerous conditions. Young women are starving themselves and then binge drinking. They call it "drunkorexia."
A dangerous trend on college campuses has some people mixing two dangerous conditions. Young women are starving themselves and then binge drinking. They call it "drunkorexia."
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Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
Now, it's time to get ‘phine' – and, yes, that's with a ‘P-H.' Fitness trainer Apollo Nida is here to help you get those arms and legs in tip-top shape for summer!
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds for 170 children's hospitals across the United States and Canada. Click here for more on our local heroes!
