Medical Dramas

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"I Can't Afford to Get Sick"

Think your insurance has you covered? Just wait till you need it most.

By Kerry Howley in Reader's Digest - April 2006

A Brave Battle Against Leukemia and a Mother's Promise

A Brave Battle Against Leukemia and a Mother's Promise

After Michael learned he had leukemia, he asked his mother to promise one thing -- that she become a nurse.

By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - January 2008

A Father's Brave Battle With Throat Cancer

A Father's Brave Battle With Throat Cancer

I never smoked cigarettes. My stage IV throat cancer was caused by HPV.

By Stephen Reynolds in Reader's Digest - August 2008

A Father's Farewell

A Father's Farewell

With his life drawing to a close, Randy Pausch reveals in an interview and a book excerpt what matters most.

By Jesse Kornbluth in Reader's Digest - May 2008

A Life Fully Lived

She lost her daughter to liver cancer and her husband to a heart attack, but Anna Ling Pierce turned tragedy into a celebration of life by raising money for pediatric cancer research.

By Lynn Waldsmith in Reader's Digest - February 2000

A Risk Worth Taking

A Risk Worth Taking

The single mom from Texas was dying. But the procedure that could cure her could also kill her.

By Lisa Collier Cool in Reader's Digest - June 2007

Amazing Stories of Lifesaving Organ Donors

Read about strangers and loved ones who reached out to provide a new lifeline for someone special.

in Reader's Digest - February 2009

Asleep at the Wheel

Asleep at the Wheel

They may as well be drunk. How to spot a deadly driver.

By Mandy Matson in Reader's Digest - April 2007

Back in the Game After Cancer

The diagnosis was grim. Two athletic young women could lose their legs. Read about how bionic bones gave them back their lives.

By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - December 2007

Battlefield Advances

Battlefield Advances

Remarkable innovations in treating injured soldiers will ultimately benefit us all

By Michael J. Weiss in Reader's Digest - March 2007

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