When Jonathan Pinkard, a 27-year-old man with autism, was taken off the heart transplant list, all hope for his survival was gone. Then, Pinkard found Lori Wood. Wood, an ICU nurse at Piedmont Newnan ...

Twenty-three-year-old Paul Corby has a bad heart and a flawed mind. The question before doctors now is whether his mental problems — he has a form of autism — are severe enough to make him a bad ...

A Georgia man was given a second chance at life — literally — after a nurse offered to become his legal guardian in order for him to receive a new heart. Jonathan Pinkard, 27, who has high-functioning ...

Children born with congenital heart disease (CHD) have a life expectancy comparable to that of the general population. However, despite advances in medical care, many with CHD nevertheless experience ...

GALESBURG-AUGUSTA, Mich. — A Galesburg-Augusta first grader was named a Heart Hero by the American Heart Association, or AHA, according to a Tuesday press release. Colton Gale, who has autism, raised ...