Michael Strahan’s Daughter Isabella Diagnosed With Brain Tumor
LOADINGERROR LOADING Michael Strahan and his daughter, Isabella Strahan, appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday to share her brain tumor diagnosis. Isabella Strahan was diagnosed with a type of malignant brain tumor known as medulloblastoma last October after starting to experience serious headaches about a month into her first semester at the University of Southern […]
My Daughter Told Me She Wanted To Die. To Save Her Life, I Gave Her Permission To End It.
The author and her daughter Faith. “Faith is 9 in this photo, the same age she was the first time she threatened to hurt herself with a knife,” the author writes. Courtesy of Brenda Ferber My daughter, who is now a 28-year-old therapist leading a happy and productive life, almost didn’t make it to adulthood […]
Bindi Irwin Opens Up About Decadelong Battle With Endometriosis
Animal welfare activist Bindi Irwin, the daughter of famed wildlife expert Steve Irwin, opened up this week about her decadelong battle with endometriosis and the surgery she’s undergone to treat the condition. In a social media post Tuesday, the younger Irwin said she endured many “tests, doctors visits, [and] scans” over the past 10 years […]
Jake Tapper Says His Daughter ‘Almost Died’ From Appendicitis After Misdiagnosis
Jake Tapper said Thursday that his 15-year-old daughter, Alice, “almost died” last year from appendicitis after she was misdiagnosed at the hospital. The CNN anchor shared his family’s terrifying experience in a segment, noting that 7.4 million patients are misdiagnosed each year out of about 130 million annual emergency department visits, according to a report […]
Opinion | What My 10-Year-Old Taught Me About Boundaries
My youngest daughter turned 10 on Saturday. I have been in awe of the privilege, joy, and honor I have been given in raising my beautiful, spirited, brilliant, and incredibly loving kids. One of the most unexpected, amusing, and honestly humbling things I experience with my kids comes from my work as a personal and […]
Make the Diagnosis: Something to Get Hot and Bothered About?
Presentation A mother brought her 4-week-old daughter to the doctor concerned about a vesicular rash that developed on the girl’s back within the last day. On examination, tiny vesicles in a primarily truncal distribution were seen. The patient had no systemic symptoms and appeared well. Can you diagnose the patient? Click here to use the […]
One in Six Families Face Over $5K in Out-of-Pocket Childbirth Costs
After his second daughter was born, Kao-Ping Chua, MD, PhD, was hit with a big surprise — a medical bill for $5,000. Chua, a pediatrician and health services researcher at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, switched to a high-deductible health plan right before his second daughter was born. The premium was so much […]
‘Bundling’ Intervention Boosts Mental Health Care for Suicidal Kids in the ED
A mother brings her daughter to the emergency department (ED) and says, “We need help. [My daughter] wants to kill herself.” Before the visit, the mother sought a therapist for her child but wound up on a waitlist. The scenario plays out every single day in U.S. EDs, according to Kathleen Kiley, RN, senior staff […]