A HealthBeat Special Series

Innovate

Spectrum Health invents health solutions and delivers inspired care.

Patient Story

Vanishing bones, steadfast hope

Leo Aguillon, 2, suffers from the enigmatic vanishing bone disease—but his heart and spirit are fully intact.

Patient Story

Once blind, her eye can now see

After a woman suffers a stroke that affects her retina, hyperbaric medicine treatments help restore vision.

Patient Story

‘An army of angels’

Baby Mistha conquers a rare and deadly disease with help from an experimental drug and her mom's bone marrow.

Patient Story

‘A light at the end of that tunnel’

Midlife triggered a complex set of women’s health issues for Molly Davidson.

Patient Story

‘All I can do is thank God’

A pregnant mother, paralyzed by a stroke, makes a remarkable recovery.

‘I thought this was the end’

A rare cancer therapy gives a Michigan man a second chance at life.

‘All of Us’ looks to you

An ambitious research program wants to move beyond 'one-size-fits-all' health care.

Patient Story

Up and walking

After a year of diminished mobility, Troy Hodge is on the move again, thanks to an early post-op prosthetic device.

World’s biggest puzzle: 1 million pieces

Once assembled, the All of Us Research Program could provide an unprecedented picture of health and wellness in the United States.

Patient Story

‘The best word ever’

She's a survivor: Lily-Mae Morrison, the “Tiny Dancer” from Ireland, completes a clinical trial.

Patient Story

Phil Simon’s big hope

At a critical point in the progression of his multiple sclerosis, a local chef pins his hopes on a breakthrough medication.