Health care activist Ady Barkan dies at 39
Ady Barkan, a well-known activist who campaigned for Medicare for All while battling ALS, a terminal neurodegenerative disease, has died. He was 39 years old. His death was announced Wednesday by Be a Hero, a political organization he co-founded in 2018. Mr. Barkan died of complications from ALS around 6 p.m. local time at Santa …