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‘This is going to change her life forever’

A surgeon repairs 6-year-old Melissa Seide's leg, injured in the 2010 earthquake in Haiti when she was a baby.

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‘An amazing, selfless act’

A teen’s need for a kidney transplant inspires a flood of volunteer donors.

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‘I get to eat what I want when I want’

Hospital food gets a tasty makeover as on-demand room service begins for the youngest patients.

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‘A small, big miracle’

Hurtling down the road to amputation, a funeral director undergoes a last-ditch endovascular intervention to save his leg.

It’s all about the children … and a world record

Thousands of backpacks are being distributed to students throughout Michigan.

Too few heart patients get cardiac rehab

Study: Some patients may not understand the significance of this step on the road to recovery.

Off to a good start with breastfeeding

From skin-to-skin to rooming in, there’s plenty new moms can do in the hospital to bond with baby.

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A melody for recovery

At age 17, Shawn Wieland suffered a traumatic brain injury in a winter car crash. Twenty years later, he's back to walking and playing guitar.

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‘You saved my life, man’

A Michigan State Police trooper in need of a new liver gets a living donor transplant—from a friend on the force.

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‘We’re grateful for the gift of life’

Scott Kovacs' heart beat a path toward almost certain death. With a new heart, he's now running toward his future.

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Breast cancer survivor: Be your best advocate

Community members gather for the fifth annual Candid Conversations event, where Emmy Rickert urges, "Love life ... choose joy."

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‘Lucky girl’

Twelve-year-old Skylar Darga battles cystic fibrosis and embraces life with gusto.