From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades.

Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with ALS in 1963 at 21 years old and survived for over five decades before dying at the age of 76 on Wednesday. So how was Hawking able to live so long with the crippling ...

Stephen Hawking is often remembered for black holes, the Big Bang, and that unmistakable computer-generated voice. But his ...

The news of Eric Dane’s passing has left Hollywood shaken and it has also reopened painful conversation about a disease that has quietly touched many famous lives over the decades. As tributes pour in ...

From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a ...