December 30, 2019 Ice Bucket Challenge's Peter Frates honored by supporters with mass drenching Nearly 1,000 people gathered in the frigid waters off Massachusetts this past weekend to drench themselves in water to pay tribute to the late Peter Frates, whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped spur the ice bucket challenge.
December 29, 2019 Girl, 6, saved the day on flight after noticing mom had stroke during takeoff A young girl on an airplane noticed her mom was having a stroke during take-off, saving the woman’s life.
December 24, 2019 Tony Hawk announces mom, 94, dies after battle with Alzheimer's and dementia Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk announced Monday his mother Nancy Hawk died after a battle with dementia. She was 94.
December 12, 2019 Supermarket fridge door unhinges, lands on man's neck 'like a guillotine' in freak accident A British man claims a faulty refrigerator door at a supermarket unhinged and fell on him, landing on his neck “like a guillotine.”
December 11, 2019 Woman with dementia stuns with rendition of Sinatra's 'My Way' The touching memory was captured on camera by the woman's daughter.
December 9, 2019 Pete Frates, inspiration behind ALS 'Ice Bucket Challenge,' dies at age 34, family says Pete Frates helped raise over $220 million for ALS research through the Ice Bucket Challenge.
December 5, 2019 Experimental Alzheimer's drug leaves scientists split over effectiveness A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease made its case to scientists Thursday, but left them sharply divided over whether there’s enough evidence of effectiveness for the medicine to warrant federal approval.
December 4, 2019 Teen paralyzed from acute spinal stroke learns to walk again: 'I’ve been so proud of her' A British teen paralyzed following an acute spinal stroke learned how to walk again.
November 29, 2019 'Sci-fi' electrode sleeve offers new hope for millions of paralysis patients Cutting-edge technology is giving new hope to millions of people living with paralysis across the United States. Researchers at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have successfully developed a light-weight, wearable electrode sleeve that regulates and triggers finger movement in quadriplegics.
November 11, 2019 Pediatrics journal releases new guidelines on kids and contact sports A statement published online Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics is offering new guidelines, as The Associated Press reported.