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Searing testimony puts focus on 9/11 hero who’s received 69 rounds of chemo
In his searing appearance before lawmakers, Luis Alvarez called himself "lucky" to be able to undergo endless chemotherapy.
How 1 man lost 475 pounds and is now living his ‘best life’
At 38 years old, Carlos Orosco weighed 651 pounds and had serious medical issues. Today, after diet, exercise and surgery, he’s down 475 pounds, has run 37 races and is training for his first marathon. Orosco shares his story on the 3rd hour of TODAY.
New study finds surprising cure for stress
For a healthy body, let nature work its magic.
This man lost over 450 pounds and is now living his ‘best life’
At 38 years old, Carlos Orosco weighed 651 pounds and had serious medical issues. Today, he's lost 450 pounds.
9th American tourist dies while vacationing in Dominican Republic
A New Jersey man's family said he was found dead in his hotel room at a Dominican Republic resort last week, the latest in a string of mysterious tourist deaths in the country.
Meet the ‘cemetery angel’: Ruth Coker Burks provided end-of-life care to over 1,000 AIDS patients
Ruth Coker Burks, 60, is known as the “cemetery angel.” She provided end-of-life care to over 1,000 AIDS patients over a 30-year period, beginning at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Now, she is stepping out of the shadows to educate the current generation of LGBTQ about a time period they know little about.
'Be kinder to yourself': Study reveals top advice people would give their younger selves
Researchers asked hundreds of people what advice they'd give to their younger selves and it turns out we think about this a lot.