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A 32-year-old man in China finally got relief from stomach pain when doctors found the surprising cause: a mercury thermometer he swallowed two decades ago as a scared 12-year-old. The successful surgery turned a childhood secret into a story of medical persistence and second chances.
When Sadie Robertson's toddler stopped breathing after choking, the prepared mom sprang into action with CPR. Kit made a full recovery, and now Robertson is urging other parents to learn life-saving skills.
Ray Angelone, 57, is running his fourth Boston Marathon, but this time as a Stage 3 pancreatic cancer survivor. After successful treatment at Mass General Hospital, he's returning to the race to support the team that saved his life.
A small West African berry is helping cancer patients overcome "chemo mouth," a side effect that makes food taste metallic or spoiled. Early research shows half of patients who tried the fruit reported better taste and quality of life.
Gary Reynolds fell from a pickup truck in Boston and suffered severe head trauma, but months later he's home in Ireland celebrating life. His community raised €125,000 to help bring him back to health.
A Jacksonville man will meet the German stranger whose stem cell donation saved his life, exactly three years after his transplant. The emotional reunion will happen on stage at a blues festival to inspire others to join donor registries.
A neonatal nurse is caring for premature babies in the exact same hospital unit where doctors saved her life decades ago. Her journey from tiny patient to skilled caregiver shows how one moment of medical care can ripple forward for generations.
A 26-year-old woman in Mexico discovered her month-long cough wasn't allergies but her own nose ring, which had traveled into her lung while she slept. After a harrowing surgery that brought her dangerously close to death, she's sharing her story to help others avoid the same terrifying ordeal.
A Connecticut father of three is defying the odds after a severe allergic reaction left him in a coma for five days. Bobby Nims is now back in training and planning his return to competitive racing.
An Air Force colonel, shot down over Iran, survived nearly 48 hours in the mountains by climbing 7,000 feet while injured and treating his own wounds. SEAL Team Six and a massive 150-aircraft operation brought him home in what rescuers are calling a modern miracle.
A downed Air Force officer survived two days in Iranian mountains using elite survival training before a daring rescue mission brought him home. The successful operation showcases the intense preparation that helps American pilots endure the unthinkable.
In 1978 India, two strangers met at a bus station for an arranged marriage, each hiding the same forbidden faith. Four days later, a Bible revealed they were meant for each other all along.
Former NBA champion Lamar Odom survived 12 strokes and six heart attacks after a 2015 overdose that doctors said should have killed him. His story of recovery continues to inspire people facing their own battles. #
Chicago White Sox pitcher Danny Farquhar survived a life-threatening brain aneurysm and returned to throw the ceremonial first pitch just six weeks later. Doctors call his recovery and functionality after multiple surgeries nothing short of miraculous.
A stem cell donor from Poland flew across the world to attend the wedding of the American woman whose life he saved. Their emotional reunion went viral with over a million views.
UConn freshman Braylon Mullins hit a miracle 35-foot three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left to complete a stunning 19-point comeback and beat Duke 73-72, sending the Huskies to their third Final Four in four years. The Indiana native will now return home to Indianapolis chasing the program's third national championship in four years.
In one of the greatest NCAA tournament moments ever, UConn freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot buzzer-beater to cap a 19-point comeback and send the Huskies to the Final Four. The Indiana native's miracle shot defeated top-seeded Duke 73-72, delivering sweet revenge 36 years after Christian Laettner's famous buzzer-beater went the other way.
A young man survived a freak accident when a metal rod impaled his leg completely, but skilled surgeons at India's Sassoon Hospital removed it successfully. He's now recovering at home with full use of his limb.
Over 70% of the world's poverty reduction in recent decades happened in one country. Nobel Prize-winning economist Thomas Sargent calls it a "miracle" that transformed individual lives beyond the statistics.
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