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Good News Network9 Nov, 14:30
Man’s Halloween Skeletons Prove Perfect Treat to Woman Battling Breast Cancer
Good Good Good9 Nov, 12:22
Corrective surgery on intersex infants is legal in 80% of the world. An Australian state is banning it entirely
Good News Network9 Nov, 11:30
Interpreting Autistic Cues Is Difficult, a Teen Built an App That’s Helping Hundreds of Families
Good Good Good9 Nov, 11:20
New study shows that 'queer friendships' are good for your health
Science and Technology Magazine to Explore Your Passion8 Nov, 09:54
Solar-powered phototherapy units helped Nigerian hospitals treat 663 newborns with severe jaundice, with all babies reaching safe bilirubin levels and being discharged.
people.com8 Nov, 09:47
A 91-year-old athlete who began competing in track and field at 60 continues to break world records in the sport.
pethelpful.com8 Nov, 08:51
A Doberman's persistent attention to a 6-month-old baby led his mother to seek medical help, revealing a heart condition causing a 280 beats-per-minute heart rate; the dog later flagged tonsillitis too.
Good News Network7 Nov, 11:58
Baby Saved After Racing Heartbeat Detected by Family Doberman
Kenya Data & Statistics7 Nov, 08:25
Kenya's under-five mortality rate fell from 115 per 1,000 live births in 2003 to 37 in the latest survey, with deaths among one-to-four-year-olds down more than 80%.
Our World in Data6 Nov, 19:00
Almost all the growth in global coal use since the late 1980s has come from China
Grist6 Nov, 17:47
A paramedic in rural North Carolina flew a small electric aircraft to an emergency scene and began treatment 20 minutes before the ambulance arrived, part of a six-month trial of flying medics for remote areas.
Nilepost News6 Nov, 11:48
Victor Ochen, who founded a peace organisation after his brother was abducted by the LRA, has provided reconstructive treatment to over 21,000 war victims and was named the African Union's Male Peace Builder of the Year.
South China Morning Post6 Nov, 09:00
A Brazilian man who once weighed 310kg and was bedridden for two years lost over 120kg through swimming and exercise, later completing marathon events in six countries, including the Great Wall of China 10km.
BBC5 Nov, 18:52
A British doctor exposed to Ebola while fighting an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was evacuated to London's Royal Free Hospital isolation unit, which has treated every previous UK Ebola case successfully.
Good News Network5 Nov, 14:30
Got Bad Breath? Get Free Dental Care at This Store
Mongabay5 Nov, 11:44
3M agrees to pay more than $7 billion to settle ‘forever chemical’ groundwater contamination claims
Reasons to be Cheerful5 Nov, 10:35
The Montana Ranch Where Autistic People Are Wranglers and Guides
Vox4 Nov, 15:17
A Democratic election win in Texas could extend health insurance coverage to about a million more people in the state.
theguardian.com4 Nov, 15:02
A clinic in Albuquerque has trained more than 300 bilingual students from local communities, with at least a third tracked going into healthcare careers, amid shortages in 32 of New Mexico's 33 counties.
Medical Xpress4 Nov, 12:54
A Flint, Michigan programme giving pregnant women $1,500 plus $500 monthly through a baby's first year cut infant deaths by 50% and first-week deaths by 74% in its first year.
The 19th4 Nov, 01:54
Missouri voters reject effort to ban abortion in the state
reviewjournal.com3 Nov, 20:44
Felicia and Ben Horowitz are donating $150 million to build Nevada's first standalone children's hospital, 30 years after a California hospital saved their son's life.
NBC News3 Nov, 12:04
Modern antiretroviral treatment has transformed HIV from a fatal diagnosis into a manageable chronic condition.
Positive News3 Nov, 09:34
What if we stop treating social care like a service? This village shows the way
ScienceDaily3 Nov, 09:20
Researchers developed an electronic implant that lowers blood sugar and promotes weight loss without insulin or drugs, offering a potential new treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Good News Network3 Nov, 09:00
This Wheelchair Skateboarding Teacher Already Conquered Mountains and Marathons
Lite 96.9 WFPG2 Nov, 19:09
A high school student who had just learned CPR used it two days later to save a three-week-old baby.
The Independent2 Nov, 19:03
US regulators approved a cheaper generic version of lenacapavir, the only twice-yearly injectable drug for HIV prevention.
theguardian.com2 Nov, 16:15
Researchers report that gene therapy can partially restore vision in people who are blind, though the study's scope and location are not specified.
Positive News2 Nov, 04:26
The women’s boxing nights helping abuse survivors
RTE.ie1 Nov, 11:03
Japan started the world's first stem-cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, transplanting lab-grown dopamine-producing cells after a trial showed improvement in 4 of 7 patients.
Good News Network1 Nov, 07:55
Hero Support Dog Saves Husband’s Life After Alerting Deaf Owner to His Deadly Midnight Fall Down Stairs
who.int1 Nov, 07:03
Barbados eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission, recording zero new infant infections from 2022 to 2024, with 98% of pregnant women tested and 98% of those with HIV treated.
abc.net.au1 Nov
Olivia Hargroder, who survived heart surgery at nine weeks old with a 20% survival chance, has landed the lead role in a feature film at age 27.
Good News Network31 Oct, 11:22
B-Vitamin Supplement Can Treat Psoriasis, a Skin Condition with No Cure
who.int31 Oct, 07:31
Moldova has drawn up a long-term national plan to keep providing healthcare to around 100,000 Ukrainian refugees as emergency humanitarian funding runs out, a first for the WHO European Region.
bbc.com31 Oct, 07:13
After a televised appeal by swimmer Archie Goodburn, who has inoperable brain cancer, the UK government pledged a national brain cancer lead and a review within three months.
ThePrint31 Oct, 06:53
India's drug pricing regulator capped trade margins on 137 anti-cancer drugs at 30%, a move expected to cut retail prices by up to 70% from November 9.
uvahealth.com30 Oct, 19:02
An 8-year-old boy with aggressive Burkitt lymphoma became cancer free after doctors devised a new treatment plan based on research his mother found, having had just a 10% survival chance after chemotherapy failed.
abc.net.au30 Oct, 17:34
An Australian man with a rare anti-D antibody donated plasma 545 times at all 85 blood donation centres over a decade, helping supply treatment given to nearly 48,000 pregnant women yearly.