medical miracles
Here's how a bio implant stopped LI woman's 'horrific' arthritis in its tracks
She received a state-of-the-art bio-implant that has miraculously regulated the condition with minimal invasiveness -- and just a minute of daily stimulation.
I've let hundreds of venomous snakes bite me on purpose — it's painful and put me in a coma but there's a medical upside
"It always burns, and it’s always, always painful," said herpetologist Tim Friede, 57.
Decapitated woman's head reattached after freak gym class accident: 'Horror show'
During the removal of the brace, her skull detatched from her spine, causing King to suffer a nearly deadly internal decapitation.
'Miracle' baby girl is born from a womb transplant to mom born without a uterus
Grace Davidson gave birth to the first baby in the UK born from a womb transplant — after being diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
My dog knew I had cancer before I did — then helped me through chemo
Her cockapoo, Mochi, started sniffing and pawing at where her tumor was, spurring her to get checked.
Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a 'cure': 'I'm not in pain anymore'
A young man from Laurelton is the first New Yorker with sickle cell disease to receive Lyfgenia, a life-changing gene therapy treatment that has wiped away the debilitating illness, The...
LI teen survives Friday the 13th horror stroke and brain, open-heart surgeries
"I was on a call with my boyfriend, and he said, 'You're slurring your words,' " recalled Evelin Acosta, then 19, to The Post. "In the morning, my parents told...
Teen without vaginal opening becomes pregnant — how doctors think it happened
Medical experts were puzzled as to how someone without a vaginal opening could conceive a child without access to in-vitro fertilization.
Teacher donates kidney to colleague she barely knew as 'bucket list' moment
A young and healthy teacher from Long Island gladly donated her kidney to an unfamiliar colleague in dire need, all out of an ambition to do good as a "bucket...
Flight attendant helped deliver 'magical' baby girl shortly after take-off
Talk about precious cargo!
There are still Good Samaritans in NYC — and two who saved a man's life in Central Park reunited with him for Christmas
Carney Mimms had "technically passed" before two passersby — with the same first name — came to his rescue.
How Israel's top children's hospital saved the lives of 3 kids in same Bedouin family with cutting-edge organ transplants
Each boy got a liver transplant at the medical center, the region’s only children’s hospital and one that treats any child regardless of religion or nationality.
I nearly died falling 200 feet down an icy cliff — I thought I'd never walk again but now I'm back to rock climbing
"I did a bunch of 360 flips in the air, upside down, hitting various body parts, trying to arrest myself, but everything was covered in ice," Brooklyn resident Martynka Wawrzyniak...
NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: 'An unbelievable thing'
"It's been such a positive, healthy experience," said Cheryl Mehrkar, 57.
Woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area: 'We got a boy!'
This baby was air-born!
Woman lives to 107 despite 4-inch 'longevity horn' growing from her forehead
The centenarian named Chen became an unexpected star on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, with a video that showed her flaunting the distinguishable horn.
Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria saves dying customer, finds him a kidney donor: 'Don’t know how I got to be so lucky'
It's another reason to love Lucali.
Conjoined twins born with fused brain tissue separated after risky 14-hour surgery: 'Really wonderful'
Twin girls, Minal and Mirha, were born in Pakistan last year, sharing vital blood vessels and brain tissue that made a separation operation extremely high risk.
I loved vaping — until my lungs collapsed and black goo poured out of me
"I wouldn't wish what I'd been through on anyone else. I feel grateful to be alive," admitted Jordan Brielle, 32.