Major Breakthroughs In The Battle Against ALS Thanks To Ice Bucket Challenge

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Big breakthroughs in the battle against ALS thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Doctors across the country, including right here in Baltimore, credit the challenge for helping them make major advances.

WJZ’s Mary Bubala has more.

More than 17-million people rose to the challenge last year, getting soaked in the name of charity.

Celebrities, presidents, Orioles and Ravens players and even WJZ’s morning team all helped raise more than $220-million to fight ALS.

As many as 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with this degenerative disease.

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