Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
118 results for "babies"
At a historic Tokyo temple, sumo wrestlers held babies in a cheerful competition to see who could cry the loudest. The 400-year-old tradition celebrates healthy babies and brings families together for a uniquely joyful event.
For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has approved a malaria treatment specifically designed for newborns and young infants. This breakthrough could save countless lives among the 30 million babies born each year in malaria-affected areas of Africa.
The FDA just approved the first gene therapy to treat genetic hearing loss, giving hope to dozens of families each year whose babies are born deaf. Even better? The company is making it free for all U.S. patients.
After years of leaving newborns vulnerable, doctors now have the first malaria treatment designed specifically for babies as young as two months old. Combined with new vaccines reaching 17 countries, Africa is building powerful new weapons against a disease that kills over 400,000 children each year.
A family-centered approach called "Eat, Sleep, Console" is helping newborns experiencing opioid withdrawal develop better than traditional treatments. New research shows these babies score higher on developmental tests at age 2 and need less medication during recovery.
A nurse in Japan is replacing paper boxes with dignified coffins for stillborn babies. Her simple act of compassion is helping grieving mothers feel less alone.
Hundreds of families reunited with the medical teams who saved their premature babies at Marian Regional Medical Center's annual celebration. The heartwarming event showed just how far these tiny fighters have come.
Avera Health brought together hundreds of families whose babies spent time in their neonatal intensive care unit for a joyful reunion. The annual event celebrates how far these tiny fighters have come since their earliest, most vulnerable days.
More parents are naming babies after simple qualities like calmness, kindness, and reliability instead of grand aspirations. These names celebrate the small, steady virtues that make everyday life better.
A vaccine given during pregnancy is slashing hospital admissions for newborns with dangerous chest infections by more than 80%. The breakthrough is protecting thousands of vulnerable babies from a virus that sends over 20,000 infants to UK hospitals each year.
BBC Earth just dropped a three-hour nature documentary featuring never-before-seen moments like chameleons giving birth to live babies, all narrated by Sir David Attenborough. The stunning collection brings 50 years of the world's most incredible wildlife footage to screens everywhere.
A mama duck watched helplessly as her babies fell through a sewer grate one by one in Mentor, Ohio. Firefighters rushed to the rescue and reunited the entire family within minutes.
A groundbreaking treatment for brain injuries in newborns just secured $40 million to complete clinical trials, offering hope where no approved drugs currently exist. The therapy targets HIE, a condition that affects 1.2 million babies worldwide each year.
Scientists discovered the first confirmed egg from a mammal ancestor, solving a mystery about how tough little Lystrosaurus survived Earth's worst extinction event. The 250-million-year-old fossil shows these creatures laid large, soft-shelled eggs that helped their babies thrive in brutal conditions.
A baby monkey rejected by his first-time mother is thriving at Guadalajara Zoo thanks to round-the-clock care and a stuffed dog that serves as his surrogate mom. Six-week-old Yuji has become Mexico's latest internet sensation, joining a global wave of beloved hand-raised zoo babies.
Scientists discovered that babies exclusively breastfed for three months carry distinct biological markers in their blood years later. The largest international study of its kind found these epigenetic changes on genes linked to immunity and development.
A boarding school in Kenya welcomes teenage mothers with their babies, offering education free from stigma. Greenland Girls School proves that motherhood doesn't have to mean the end of learning.
A Namibian hospital has slashed maternal deaths from over 400 per 100,000 births in 1998 to just 70 today, beating a global 2030 target four years early. The transformation shows what's possible when healthcare facilities commit to putting mothers and babies first.
Adorable cat-sized mammals are having babies in Devon for the first time in over a century. The successful births prove a bold rewilding project is bringing these once-extinct creatures back home.
A Ugandan medical supplier just launched a five-year program to provide free medicines to five children's homes caring for abandoned infants. The first delivery went to a shelter that's cared for 48 babies since opening.
Showing 20 of 118