February 25, 2019 Selma Blair makes emotional first public appearance since multiple sclerosis diagnosis at Oscars after party Selma Blair made her first public appearance Sunday night since she revealed she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
February 15, 2019 Janice Dean: There's incredible news about my disease – Multiple sclerosis In 2005 I was diagnosed with MS and over the past 13 years, I have met hundreds of people who also live with this disease. Almost every single person I know tells me they have a loved one or a friend who has it too.
February 5, 2019 North Carolina man with ALS dies on the way to Super Bowl A North Carolina man who suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) was given free tickets to the Super Bowl LIII but tragically died before he made it to the stadium.
January 31, 2019 Elderly California woman with dementia was locked out of care facility, 'outraged' daughter claims A California woman has filed a complaint with the state’s department of public health against a Long Beach hospital after surveillance footage showed her elderly mother, who suffers from dementia, alone and locked outside the care facility where she lives.
January 24, 2019 Toddler suffering from hallucinations, seizures diagnosed with rare brain disease A Chicago 3-year-old is on the mend after she was rushed to the hospital by her terrified parents after she experienced a seven-minute-long seizure and had lost the ability to speak in full sentences.
January 23, 2019 Dr. Siegel: Alzheimer's disease -- Why results from a vaccine and a test offer concrete reasons for hope A blood test that could potentially detect Alzheimer's disease, and a vaccine that might be able to treat it, are promising developments.
January 18, 2019 Alaska woman with MS says stem-cell treatment has left her ‘practically symptom-free’ An Anchorage, Alaska, woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) more than a 10 years ago says an experimental stem-cell treatment has left her “practically symptom-free.”
January 15, 2019 Man's excessive sweating episodes linked to undetected seizures The curious case of a man’s excessive sweating problem was finally solved after three years when he suffered through an episode while talking to his doctor.
January 7, 2019 Boy survives horrific injury after bolt pierces skull A 5-year-old boy somehow escaped a severe brain injury after a water pump explosion caused a metal bolt to pierce his skull, missing his brain by just millimeters.
December 2, 2018 Assisted suicide for Alzheimer’s patients raises incredibly difficult issues Medical ethics can be thorny even with relatively benign topics. But physician-assisted suicide to achieve “death with dignity’ is especially fraught. It raises issues of personal beliefs, religion, human rights, end-of-life-care, informed consent, the law and euthanasia.