News on Health Care

CNN illustrates the problem with the story of a boy whose seizures -- and the testing and treatments that go with them -- have put a financial and emotional strain on his family. (5/22/12)

From NPR: "Katie Beckett died Friday morning in the same hospital where she'd once made history. Beckett was 3 years old when her case changed health care law. She was 34 when she died." (5/20/12)

Advice from the blog WonderBaby.org. (2/10/12)

And though it's a book of stories about dying babies and grieving parents, it's a surprisingly uplifting read. (2/9/12)

On the World of Special Olympics blog, Tim Shriver provides an update to the story about Amelia Rivera, who was allegedly denied a kidney transplant because of her intellectual disabilities. Read more reaction to Amelia's story.

A Children's Hospital of Philadelphia questioned her quality of life. Now angry parents are questioning the hospital's policy. (1/13/12)

A 5 Minutes for Special Needs post celebrates a resource you might not even know was available. (1/6/12)

Health-care news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2011.

Health-care news stories from around the Web featured in the daily news folder on About.com Children With Special Needs in 2010.