Given the pathobiology of rabies, I think this article is a testament to the power of prayer....not the experimental treatment. It simply can't be done at the stage the article claims the patient had reached - it can only be a miracle.
Miracle today, routine tomorrow. A Miracle none-the-less.
That's silly. It's quite likely that this treatment will prove to be successful in other cases, including those where nobody's praying. It not as if none of the families and friends of previous rabies victims prayed fervently for their recoveries. The difference in this case was the treatment, not the prayer. Did prayer somehow help lead the doctors to make the right guesses, and discover this new treatment? Could be. But once discovered, a new treatment will work without prayer.
The doctor was on tv and quoted as this having been a miracle; the father attributed the success to the power of prayer. I know I have been praying for this young lady as well. FYI this is the same medical complex where I had my surgery and where my OB oncologist works out of; it's known as Children's Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert, and Lutheran Hospital, but it's a college/teaching/learning facility and there are some WONDERFUL people ther. God bless this young girl and please include her in your prayers!