A new study found that Black patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experienced longer delays to being diagnosed with ALS than White patients. Societal determinants of health, such as disparities in access to care, may play a role, independent sources said.
“Our main goal through this grant is to offer people diagnosed with ALS the chance to partake in activities that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to with the disease,” said Terra Schaad, executive director of Hunkapi.
Jonathan Penner announced his wife Stacy Title’s death on Monday, January 11, after her long battle with ALS. She was 56.
The Survivor alum, 58, who competed on three seasons of the reality competition, shared a photo of his late wife on Twitter, writing, “Stacy Beth Title 2/21/64 – 1/11/21.”
Sandra Scully, the wife of retired Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, died Sunday evening at 76.
According to the Dodgers, she died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center due to complications of the neuromuscular disease ALS, from which she suffered for several years.
Kenneth Mitchell made his debut as Aurellio, an Emerald Chain scientist, in the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “There is a Tide…” Though this was a brand new character to Mitchell and the show, it wasn’t Mitchell’s first time on an episode of Discovery.