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What began as a routine sports injury for a Missouri college soccer player quickly escalated into a life-threatening medical crisis, ultimately leading to a complex, leg-saving effort at MU Health Care.
Austin and Jaci Derby have a similar journey — one that led not only to careers in health care, but also a personal partnership.
Attack of the munchies at 3 a.m.? Not a problem at WellSpan Health York Hospital, which has introduced Fresh Take Eatery, an AI‑powered robotic kitchen that provides 24/7 access to hot, healthy meals for patients, visitors, and staff, ensuring fresh, on-demand food options at any hour.
Houston Methodist Hospital researchers are reshaping how clinicians think about traumatic brain injury (TBI) by looking beyond the brain itself.
Someone struggling with substance use disorder may not know how or where to ask for help. Since 2008, Project Engage from ChristianaCare in Wilmington, Del., has brought help to them.
Saint Alphonsus, in partnership with Canyon County Paramedics and the American Red Cross, has launched Idaho’s first ground‑based EMS whole‑blood transfusion program.
“This was never about technology,” said Muhammad Siddiqui.
That sounds like a strange way to describe the project that made Reid Health one of the finalists for the 2026 AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award.
University of Utah Health is expanding its TeleNICU program to improve access to specialty newborn care in rural communities across the Mountain West.
Pittsburgh officials expect up to 500,000 visitors to flood the city for the 2026 NFL Draft April 23-25, bringing routine medical needs as well as risks tied to large crowds, alcohol use and possible emergencies.
When 14-year-old Vermont student-athlete Kian started developing migraines so severe that it was difficult to stand upright, an MRI revealed a serious diagnosis: He had an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare and dangerous tangle of blood vessels in the brain that can bleed and cause seizures…