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Veteran, brain tumor survivor, hopes to use new ASU engineering degree to improve medical imaging

By Adam Mintzer Click here for updates on this story     TEMPE, Arizona (KNXV) — During graduation week at Arizona State University, more than 21,000 students will earn their degrees—marking the largest class in the university’s history. However for Clayton Burkhardt, crossing the stage is more than a milestone. It’s a triumph over a life-threatening diagnosis

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South Florida moms receive life-changing surgeries through doctor’s Mother’s Day tribute

By Chelsea Jones Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — Three South Florida mothers got more than flowers this Mother’s Day — they’re receiving the gift of life-changing reconstructive surgery thanks to a heartfelt initiative by Aventura plastic surgeon Dr. Joshua Lampert. The annual pro-bono event, called A.L.L. for Moms, is named

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Idalina Colburn works on the eighth floor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston helping cancer patients navigate their complicated treatment plans. It's something she understands firsthand because on most Thursdays

Boston nurse with terminal cancer keeps helping patients because “I love what I do”

By Anna Meiler Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — Idalina Colburn works on the eighth floor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston helping cancer patients navigate their complicated treatment plans. It’s something she understands firsthand because on most Thursdays, she goes up to the ninth floor to receive chemotherapy herself.

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Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with his own firearm while inside the Walmart in Northeast Miami-Dade

‘The guy dropped the gun’: Florida man accidentally shoots himself at Walmart, startling weekend shoppers

By Jessica Vallejo, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story     NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself with his own firearm while inside the Walmart in Northeast Miami-Dade, officials said. The gunshot startled shoppers at the large retailer located at 1425 NE

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Rumeysa Ozturk

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk back in Massachusetts after 6 weeks in ICE detention in Louisiana

By Riley Rourke Click here for updates on this story     SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student from Turkey who was pulled off a street by federal agents in Somerville, Massachusetts and spent six weeks in a detention center in Louisiana, says she still has faith in the American justice system. Ozturk,

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Nancy Rajanen is a bit of an art aficionado. Each trip she takes with her husband

Minnesota woman shows resilience after a scary medical diagnosis; “It changes your life… And that’s, that’s the miracle of it.”

By Beret Leone Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Nancy Rajanen is a bit of an art aficionado. Each trip she takes with her husband, Greg, they bring back a piece of art. “It also gives me a memory,” Rajanen said, pointing to wooden figurines. “I remember a guy carving that.”

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