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ALS drug’s approval draws cheers from patients, questions from skeptics
by Jon Hamilton September 30, 2022Enlarge this image A controversial new drug for ALS that just received FDA approval could add months to patients’ lives, but some…
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FDA seems poised to approve a new drug for ALS, but does it work?
by Jon Hamilton September 21, 2022Enlarge this image The drugmaker Amylyx is asking the FDA to approve a new medication for ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. It’s…
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When many of us hear the term “artificial intelligence” (AI), we imagine robots doing our jobs, rendering people obsolete. And, since AI-driven…
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HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Eating mercury-laden seafood may raise the risk of developing ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis),…
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HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Thirty former NFL players have joined the growing number of retired players who…
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Enlarge this image Dave Adox, right, and his husband Danni Michaeli at their home in South Orange, N.J., in the fall of…
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Enlarge this image Karen Lorne, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in July, volunteers weekly with her certified therapy dog, Bailey, at the…