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A groundbreaking treatment using stem cells from mothers' placentas is giving babies with spina bifida a fighting chance at mobility and normal lives. Six families in a California trial are already celebrating remarkable results.
A revolutionary stem cell treatment helped babies with severe spina bifida avoid wheelchairs and hit major milestones. Four-year-old Toby is now walking, running, and jumping after receiving the groundbreaking patch before birth.
A groundbreaking trial combined fetal surgery with stem cells to treat spina bifida before birth, and four-year-old Tobi can now walk. The safe results are opening doors for more families facing this once-devastating diagnosis.
South Korean athlete Kim Yun-ji made history at the 2026 Winter Paralympics with five gold medals in Nordic skiing. The 23-year-old, who was born with spina bifida, then surprised everyone by giving her championship car to her mother.
After 15 years without exercise, a woman born with spina bifida started working out at 36 and transformed into a world-class adaptive athlete. She's now competing internationally in CrossFit and HYROX races while inspiring others to redefine what strength looks like.
Alpine skier Adam Hall is back in Italy competing in his sixth Winter Paralympic Games, exactly 20 years after his first Games in Turin. The two-time gold medalist and six-time Paralympian shows no signs of slowing down as he hunts for his sixth medal.
Houston Children's Charity made history by giving away 98 wheelchair-accessible vans in a single day, their largest distribution ever. The $5.39 million donation marks the organization's 30th anniversary and brings their total to 538 vans delivered since 1996.
More than 2,500 families gathered at the Philadelphia Zoo to celebrate three decades of groundbreaking fetal surgery that transformed their lives. The reunion honored children who survived serious birth defects through innovative treatments that turned an experimental idea into proven medicine.
More than 2,500 families gathered at the Philadelphia Zoo to celebrate three decades of life-saving fetal surgeries that transformed impossible diagnoses into stories of hope. The reunion brought together children who underwent groundbreaking procedures before birth and the medical teams who made their survival possible.