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Muscular Dystrophy

Annual MDA Telethon Goes A New Way

AP | Posted 09.01.2012 | Impact

LOS ANGELES -- No tote board. No Jerry Lewis. And not from Las Vegas. An annual Muscular Dystrophy Association television fundraiser goes a new way S...

WATCH: Firefighters Get Very Odd Donation

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.20.2012 | Impact

Do-gooder with marital jewelry to spare? Or spouse with a lot of explaining to do? Cranston, R.I., firefighters suspect the latter after someone le...

My Pool Heroes

Rabbi Haviva Ner-David | Posted 06.30.2012 | Religion
Rabbi Haviva Ner-David

Although for me swimming is a solitary experience, a meditation, the people I have met at the various pools over the years and whose names I often don't even know have also helped me deal with my condition. I am certain they don't know it.

WATCH: Disabled Vet Exposes $61 Million Medicaid Scam

Posted 12.10.2011 | Impact

After nearly losing his life to negligent nursing care, a Vietnam veteran filed a whistleblower lawsuit that exposed a $61 million Medicaid scam, CNN....

In Jerry Lewis' Absence, MDA Telethon Asks U.S. To Raise Just $1 More Than Year Before

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 11.04.2011 | Impact

By OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Although absent its biggest star in Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is asking millions...

What Will They Tell Jerry's Kids?

Jim Moret | Posted 10.08.2011 | Impact
Jim Moret

Jerry Lewis' departure was so blatantly disrespectful to his near half-century of commitment to MDA. He was denied the opportunity to say goodbye to the two generations of viewers who had grown up watching the funnyman.

Jerry Lewis Won't Appear At This Year's MDA Telethon

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 10.03.2011 | Impact

LAS VEGAS — Comedian Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association aren't saying why they're fully parting ways after 45 years and raising ...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 07.19.2011 | New York
Len Berman

If you haven't heard, a California preacher says the world will end at 6 pm Saturday. Since post time for the Preakness is around 6:15 pm, betting on the race would be a waste of time and money.

Donation Jar Robbery: Thieves Make Off With Money Pegged For Muscular Dystrophy Research

The Denver Post | Adam Singleton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

A trio of robbers included a change jar earmarked to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association in their haul when they knocked off a Colorado Springs co...

Disabled Students Bring Inspiration As 'Honorary Cheerleaders'

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

For two teenage students, one with muscular dystrophy and the other with cerebral palsy, cheering their high school teams to victory is an exciting ac...

Though Dayniah Manderson Has Muscular Dystrophy, A Lasting Friendship Has Inspired Many

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Dayniah Manderson lives with muscular dystrophy -- just two years ago she wasn't expected to live, but now she's become an inspirination to her middle...

I Am Not a Dog

Ian Pearl | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Ian Pearl

I know firsthand that our health care system can provide life-saving care. But I'm living proof that insurance-company "death squads" behind closed doors routinely make life-sustaining benefits vanish.

Jacob Gunvalson, Terminally Ill, Can't Demand Experimental Drug: Court

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — A pharmaceutical company does not have to provide an experimental drug to a Minnesota teen who is terminally ill with a rare form o...