Doctor Prescribes 'Very, Very Sad' Virginia Woman a 'New Cat'

A doctor writes a prescription.Photo: smolaw11 / Getty Images A Virginia woman is thanking her doctor for helping her find some joy after prescribing her anew cat. Pulmonary physician Dr. Earl King at Sentara RMH Medical Center advised patient Robin Sipe to get a new cat after he noticed that she appeared “very sad” during a recent visit with him. “Dr. King has saved my life at least three times,” Sipe, who resides in Grottoes, Virginia, told local NBC affiliateWHSV.

Doctor Raises Teen Whose Parents Died After Seeing Former Patient’s Facebook Post: 'Meant to Be' (Exclusive)

James C. Wittig and Ronnie.Photo:Dr. James WittigJames C. Wittig always wanted to be a dad. The single, never-married physician joked that he wished he could start fatherhood with a 13-year-old. Then, one day, he was scrolling through Facebook and saw a former patient was trying to find a home for a teenage boy whose parents had both died. Wittig volunteered and went on to raise the boy.“I wanted a child,” Wittig, an orthopedic oncologist, tells PEOPLE.

Doctor Saved Child Cancer Patient & Inspired Her to Become a Doctor Too. Now They Work Together! (Exclusive)

“I could tell early on she’s gifted,” Dr. Ted Moore says of patient-turned-medical-student Tae Butler (with him at UCLA Health on July 13).Photo:Milo Mitchell/UCLA Health Milo Mitchell/UCLA Health When 9-year-oldTae Butlerwas facing cancer treatments atUCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, her doctor, Dr. Ted Moore, surprised her with a gift that changed her life. “He gave me my first stethoscope,” says Butler, now 26, who endured five grueling four- to six-week hospital stays after being diagnosed withacute myeloid leukemia, a blood and bone marrow cancer.

Doctor Saves Traveler's Life by Sucking Urine from Man's Bladder During Mid-Flight Emergency

Photo: Newsflare A Chinese doctor had to think on his feet when a passenger on his flight suffered a medical emergency. The doctor, who was flying from Guangzhou to New York on China Southern Airlines Flight 399, was still six hours away from his destination when he sprung into action. The ill passenger was sweating and had a swollen belly, Zhang said. The man’s family had also informed cabin crew that the traveler was previously diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, which Zhang suspected was causing a blockage,according to China News.

Doctor Says Fully Vaccinated People Are Going to Test Positive with Omicron: 'Our New Normal'

As thehighly-contagious omicron variantquickly spreads across the country, a respiratory specialist says Americans should expect to see more breakthrough cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated people — and that’s fine. Speaking on theTodayshow,Dr. Vin Guptafrom the University of Washington said that they’re “forecasting that cases are going to rise” in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, but those with their shots aregoing to be protected against severe illness. “We have to get comfortable with fully vaccinated folks testing positive, that’s going to be our new normal,” Gupta told theTodayshow hosts.