Guatemalan toddler who died after ICE detention subject of $60 million legal claim
Mariee Juarez’s mother alleges the medical care she received at the Texas detention facility was “woefully inadequate, neglectful, and substandard.” source
How music is helping wounded soldiers heal
A program at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center is helping soldiers return to civilian life through music. source
Medical staff celebrate when toddler leaves the hospital after two years
Jacob Rodriguez was born premature with a birth defect, which caused some internal organs to develop outside of his body. source
Virginia governor faces calls for resignation
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is defying calls to resign after a photo depicting two men, one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and another in blackface, emerged in a yearbook…
Tense standoff as Virginia citizens call for governor’s resignation
Governor Ralph Northam will not step down from being the governor after a racist image in his medical school yearbook surfaced. source
Luke Perry hospitalized due to unknown medical issue
“Riverdale” and “90210” star Luke Perry is currently under observation at a California hospital, ABC News has confirmed with the actor’s rep. READ MORE: https://gma.abc/2BYGrSy Perry currently stars as Fred…
Man possibly cured of HIV: Report
The findings in the journal Nature say the anonymous patient went into long-term remission from HIV during the process of a bone marrow transplant to treat cancer in 2016. source
5th-grade girl dies after classroom fight
The South Carolina school district where the fight occurred identified the student as Raniya Wright, who died after being taken to a medical center and later airlifted to a hospital.…
Families cheer on nurses during Nurse Appreciation Week | WNT
The Johnson family of Manchester, New Hampshire, spent two weeks outside of Catholic Medical Center while a family member was being treated for COVID-19. The family showed gratitude for the…
India’s medical system on the brink of collapse as COVID cases surge
Health experts point to vaccines as the key to ending the crisis as India reports more than 400,000 new cases in 24 hours. source