Fact checked by Sarah ScottMedically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhDFact checked by Sarah ScottMedically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD The dying process usually begins well before death ...

Researchers identify a key pathway leading to neurodegeneration in early stages of ALS, hinting at the potential for short-circuiting the progression of the fatal disease if diagnosed early.

An Ohio man in the final stages of a terminal illness is speaking out about the lack of end-of-life options in his state. David Hollister, 64, of Chagrin Falls, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral ...

On Aug. 12, Brooke Eby gave her 247,000 TikTok followers an update on her ALS, which has progressed to the point of near complete paralysis The influencer, 36, recently started using a feeding tube ...

When CBS News visited Barbara Goodfriend's home in New Jersey, it was crowded with family and friends — a place that seemed full of life. So it was hard to process that it was also a place where she ...

“I'm not afraid of dying...I was afraid of living," 83-year-old Barbara Goodfriend said before her death in November CBS Evening News/Youtube A New Jersey woman opened up about her decision to end her ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are major global causes of death. However, their ...