MEDICAL REPORTER MINDY BECERRA JOINS US WITH ONE YOUNG GIRL’S STORY. MINDY. ASHLEY. ONE CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT IS WHAT’S COMMONLY CALLED A HOLE IN THE HEART. OFTEN CHILDREN HAVE NO SYMPTOMS, BUT IF ...

As a super-fit Olympic medallist, I always felt a bit of a fraud as I sat in the cardiology unit waiting for my annual check-up, surrounded by people who were clearly very ill. I was 11 when I was ...

OPEN HEART SURGERY AT NORTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. MEET LITTLE LILY NEWCOMB. GOOD HUG A TINY SOUL WITH A MIGHTY HEART. GOOD JOB. ON JANUARY 31ST, SHE UNDERWENT OPEN HEART SURGERY. NOW YOU CAN STILL SEE ...

"He kept reassuring me. He said, 'No, he's gonna be fine. He's gonna smile again,'" she shares. "After six days in the ICU, ...

When Rex L’Hommedieu left Erwin Middle School for the summer, he was thinking about the fall sports season and spending time with his friends. The last thing on his mind was open heart surgery, but ...

Almost four weeks after The Wynn Hospital paused its open-heart-surgery program, there is no word on when the surgeries will again be available in Utica. The Mohawk Valley Health System has hired an ...

Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...