ALS

What impact will summer of mercy 2.0 have on Maryland?

Tom Hall talks with pro football player O. J. Brigance about his battle with ALS. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2007, and is focused on raising funds for a cure.

The Maryland Transportation Administration recently revamped its website, to mixed reviews. We take it for a test drive.

Tom Hall talks with sports journalist Mark Hyman about the legacy the former Baltimore Colt will leave, both in terms of football, and in terms of caring for injuries.

Gus Sentementes walks Nathan Sterner through the latest in tech news.

The writer Dudley Clendinen speaks with Tom Hall, and with Lora Clawson, a nurse-practitioner at Johns Hopkins ALS clinic, about the different options available to him as ALS weakens his body.

Could new research on HIV treatment turn the tide of the AIDS epidemic? Plus, a look behind the delays in introducing aquaculture to the Chesapeake. And, the writer Dudley Clendinen speaks with Tom Hall, and his doctor Jeffrey Rothstein, about the different treatment options available for people with ALS — and how his life will change if he decides to try one.

Stitchers around the country are making quilts for those who’ve lost family members in Iraq or Afghanistan. We speak with a Maryland woman who received such a quilt, and the national coordinator of the project. Also, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War member Peter L. Johnston tells Sheilah how America has honored its fallen since 1868.  And Tom Hall speaks with the writer Dudley Clendinen about how ALS is affecting his emotional state, and the emotional state of those around him.

What does it really mean when students learn ‘community engagement’ in college? Plus, Reverdy Johnson -- the most famous Marylander you’ve never heard of.  And the writer Dudley Clendinen speaks about how his experiences as a journalist and as a recovering alcoholic have informed how he deals with ALS.