Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The Cost of a Cancer Cure
Jenna Langer(CHICAGO) — Jenna Langer was a high school senior when she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer in children and teens. “Of course, I had a really uncommon situation where the cancer was in the middle of my h…
Robin Roberts’ Illness: Be the Match Urges More to Donate Bone Marrow
Be The Match Registry(NEW YORK) — ABC News’ Robin Roberts announced Monday that she’d been diagnosed with MDS, short for myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare blood disorder that affects the bone marrow.In a letter to viewers, Roberts, also a b…
Michelle Obama Tweets Well Wishes to ABC’s Robin Roberts
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(WASHINGTON) — First Lady Michelle Obama has a special message for ABC News’ Robin Roberts, who announced Monday that she is battling a rare blood disorder.“@RobinRoberts, Barack and I have you in our prayers. We believe …
Michelle Obama Tweets Well Wishes to ABC’s Robin Roberts
ABC/Ida Mae Astute(WASHINGTON) — First Lady Michelle Obama has a special message for ABC News’ Robin Roberts, who announced Monday that she is battling a rare blood disorder.“@RobinRoberts, Barack and I have you in our prayers. We believe …
Robin Roberts Announces She Must Undergo Bone Marrow Transplant
ABC/Fred Lee(NEW YORK) — Robin Roberts, lead anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, tearfully announced on Monday that she has been diagnosed with a blood disorder and must undergo a bone marrow transplant.
Roberts beat breast cancer five years ago, an…
Robin Roberts’ Next Challenge: Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Donna Svennevik/ABCBy DR. RICHARD BESSER, ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor(NEW YORK) — Every morning we wake up to Robin Roberts on Good Morning America. Recently, while she has been brightening our mornings, she has also been dealing with a n…
ABC News Exclusive: President Obama Affirms His Support for Same-Sex Marriage
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama announced Wednesday that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.In an interview …
Timeline of Obama’s ‘Evolving’ on Same-Sex Marriage
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will sit down with ABC’s Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts on Wednesday at the White House for a wide-ranging interview, his first since Vice President Joe Biden publicly voiced his …
Trayvon Martin Case: Talking Race and Justice
Ida Mae Astute/ABC(NEW YORK) — “Not again,” rapper Q-Tip recalled thinking when he learned of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, by a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Fla.”I think it’s time that we as…
Maria Menounos, Sherri Shepherd Set For ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — Extra host Maria Menounos, View co-host Sherri Shepherd and former Little House on the Prairie actress Melissa Gilbert will be part of the celebrity lineup for this season’s edition of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars…