Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) soon entered the American lexicon as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. One of the most poignant moments in baseball history occurred in the summer of 1939, after Gehrig ...

My doctor told me to read about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease)—just in case—and sent me to an ALS clinic. At the age of 56, after a series of tests ...

Lou Gehrig, a man who made us forget Wally Pipp, also introduced us to a tragic disease. And yet, at age 35, in what should have been the prime of his life, the Yankees first baseman contracted an ...