WEST LONG BRANCH - Growing up in Sea Girt, Kevin Homer successfully worked his way up through the Shore-area restaurant industry, until a medical diagnosis in 2010 materially changed his career path.

It may not have been at the same time other kids take their first steps when learning to walk, but one little boy's parents couldn't be more proud. Five-year-old Bryce was finally able to experience ...

*This cute giraffe calf has been given a new lease of life after having her crooked legs corrected with innovative brace treatment. Msituni, just three months old, was born at San Diego Zoo Safari ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe.

SAN DIEGO – A baby giraffe is getting a little extra pep in her step thanks to doctors at the San Diego Zoo. Three-month-old Msituni – which means “in the forest” in Swahili – is now skipping around ...

SAN DIEGO — Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis. But Msituni was a patient like none other — a newborn giraffe. The ...

Every physician occasionally comes across a patient who challenges his skills. But when orthotist Ara Mirzaian encountered a baby giraffe in need of leg braces, it took the word "challenge" to a whole ...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Police Department is working to raise money to help a 9-year-old boy with cerebral palsy receive new orthopedic leg braces after his old pair was stolen on June 9.