When Nick Aguayo took the field for a game on September 28 as the quartback for the Wilson Wildcats, he could have never expected that doctors would tell him just hours later that he would never play sports again. After an opposing player smashed into him in the second quarter of the game, Aguayo — … Continue reading "High School Quarterback Paralyzed Following Hit During Game: ‘My Body Just Gave Out’"

Riverdale star Camila Mendes is sharing more about her struggles with bulimia — and how she’s found her path to happiness. The 24-year-old tells SHAPE why she talks about her eating disorder on social media. “I realized that I have this platform, and young women and men who look up to me, and there is a tremendous power … Continue reading "Camila Mendes Shares How She Recovered from Bulimia and Why Rihanna Is Her Body-Positive Icon"

Twenty-eight years ago, neonatal intensive care nurse Vilma Wong cared for a premature baby, Brandon Seminatore, who weighed only 2 lbs., and 6 oz. Since then, she’s seen tens of thousands of babies come through the unit, The Mercury News reports, but never forgot about him, even when she came face-to-face with him as an adult at Lucile … Continue reading "California Nurse Discovers Premature Baby She Cared for 28 Years Ago Is Now Her Colleague"

Breastfeeding moms, rejoice — nursing and pumping in airports will finally get a little bit easier thanks to a new law that requires all major U.S. airports to have a lactation room. Thanks to the bill — named the Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (FAM) of 2017 — all large and medium airports must have … Continue reading "Goodbye Bathroom Breastfeeding! New Law Requires Lactation Rooms in All Major U.S. Airports"

Halfway into her pregnancy, Heather and Anthony Catanese got the news that parents-to-be never want to hear: their son Lorenzo’s heart was not developing properly, and he had little chance of surviving. “The doctor came in, they saw the problems with the blood flow, and they said, ‘We’re going to have to send you over … Continue reading "Baby Survives Extremely Rare In-Utero Heart Surgery: ‘We Were Terrified’"

When Kevin McHale needed a solution for his unbearable stomach problems, he turned to a gym for help — and completely transformed his body in the process. The former Glee star joined Ultimate Performance gym in Los Angeles, and over the course of 12 weeks, he dropped 8.2 percent body fat, gained 5 lbs. of … Continue reading "Glee’s Kevin McHale Transformed His Body to Fix Stomach Issues: ‘I Was Constantly in Pain’"

Jillian Barberie has breast cancer. The actress and TV host revealed on Twitter Thursday that she received medical test results back, which confirmed that she has cancer in her right breast. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You’ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. “Results … Continue reading "Jillian Barberie Reveals She Has Breast Cancer, Will Undergo Double Mastectomy"

Until recently, Jim McGee and Doug Kaufman hadn’t seen each other since they served together in the Vietnam War nearly 50 years ago. When they reunited for a fellow serviceman’s funeral three months ago, Kaufman learned that McGee needed a kidney — and offered up one of his. Get push notifications with news, features and … Continue reading "Vietnam Vet Donates Kidney to Fellow Soldier After Reuniting for First Time in Nearly 50 Years"

Guests and staff at the New York Hotel at Disneyland Paris were accidentally poisoned by a mix-up of chemicals in a swimming pool on Friday. According to France’s Le Parisien newspaper, 22 people were intoxicated by a bad mix of bleach and sulfuric acid which was made in the hotel pool tank. The outlet reports … Continue reading "22 People Accidentally Poisoned by Bad Mix of Chemicals in a Disneyland Paris Resort Pool"

As 6-year-old Ian Unger geared up to begin the new school year as a first grader, the Sand Lake, Michigan, boy was most excited to ride the bus with the other kids. So he was “devastated” when school officials told him he wouldn’t be able to take the school transportation because of his type 1 … Continue reading "6-Year-Old with Diabetes Sells Pumpkins to Buy a Service Dog — and Ends Up Raising Over $24K"