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FDA-Approved ALS Drug Fails Clinical Trial, Making Its Future Uncertain
The phase 3 clinical trial showed that the drug failed to improve patient symptoms after 48 weeks of treatment.
March 11, 2024
BY
A.C. Dahnke
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Actor Kenneth Mitchell Dies at 49
He revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with ALS—a rare neurological disorder also known as Lou ...
February 26, 2024
BY
Lorenz Duchamps
How Brain Inflammation Can Influence Bipolar Disorder: Key Nutrients and Recovery Mindset
By the late 70s, Richard Dreyfuss had become one of Hollywood’s top-billed actors. That was when his life ...
February 22, 2024
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Brendon Fallon
Mother Paralyzed With ALS Defies the Odds to Dance With Her Son at His Wedding
Kathy Poirier's life changed completely the day she was diagnosed with ALS, formerly known as Lou Gehrig's disease—a ...
February 12, 2024
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Epoch Video
Aaron Lazar Shares His ‘Impossible Dream’ After ALS Diagnosis
Broadway mainstay Aaron Lazar gets candid about his journey of healing following his recent diagnosis.
February 4, 2024
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Audrey Simons
FDA Panel Votes Overwhelmingly Against BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics’ Experimental ALS Treatment
A panel of advisers with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 27 voted overwhelmingly against BrainStorm ...
September 28, 2023
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Katabella Roberts
Woman Caring for Husband With ALS Is Devoted to Creating ‘Core’ Memories for Their Daughter With Him
A devoted wife and mom, who is caring full-time for her husband with the terminal motor neuron disease ...
September 13, 2023
BY
Louise Chambers
Sandra Bullock’s Longtime Partner Bryan Randall Dies at 57 After Battle With ALS
Photographer Bryan Randall, actress Sandra Bullock's longtime partner, has died at the age of 57 following a three-year ...
August 8, 2023
BY
Katabella Roberts
Adverse Reactions to Chinese Vaccines Leave Victims in Financial Difficulties
Nearly 3.46 billion doses of COVID vaccines have been administered in China as of Dec. 19, 2022, which ...
January 2, 2023
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Mary Hong
Rugby Star and ALS Campaigner Doddie Weir Dies at 52
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Doddie Weir, a former Scotland rugby player whose diagnosis with Lou Gehrig's disease led to a campaign ...
November 26, 2022
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The Associated Press
ALS Drug Wins FDA Approval Despite Questionable Data
WASHINGTON—A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought victory for patients that is ...
October 1, 2022
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The Associated Press
FDA Panel Now Recommending New ALS Drug After Earlier Rejection
A panel of external advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Sept. 7 to recommend ...
September 7, 2022
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Mimi Nguyen Ly
Researchers Suspect New Variants of Rapidly Progressing Brain Degenerating Diseases From COVID-19 Vaccines
Things have not been the same since June 2021 for 53-year-old Douglas Howey from Colorado. Around a year ...
July 12, 2022
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Marina Zhang
Video: Mom With ALS Stands for Mother-Son Wedding Dance With Help From Her 3 Sons
In a tear-jerking moment that was caught on camera, a woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) stood and shared ...
July 1, 2022
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Louise Chambers
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Co-Creator Patrick Quinn Dies at 37
Patrick Quinn, co-creator of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died aged 37 on Sunday following a lengthy battle ...
November 23, 2020
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Isabel van Brugen
Heartbreaking Video Shows Wedding Dance Between Son and Mother With ALS
Emotional footage of a mother-son wedding dance, from October this year, is helping a Tennessee man to raise ...
November 13, 2020
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Epoch Inspired Staff
Lessons in Personal Power
April 10th is National Siblings Day, so I thought I'd write about how I—someone who was afraid of ...
April 11, 2019
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Joni Ravenna Sussman
Man With ALS Given Tickets to Super Bowl Dies on the Way to Game
A man with Lou Gehrig’s disease was given tickets to the Super Bowl, but he died in an ...
February 6, 2019
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Jack Phillips
Chinese ‘Philanthropist’ Admits to Faking the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao admitted that he faked the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last year by using hot ...
March 20, 2015
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Leo Timm
Ice Buckets: Not the Cure for ALS
Let's stop pretending like pouring ice on ourselves means anything until we can acknowledge the research that some ...
August 22, 2014
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Sayer Ji
Tick Talk: Enjoy Summer Outings and Prevent Lyme Infection
Lyme disease - named after the village it was first diagnosed in- takes about 300,000 new victims annually ...
July 9, 2014
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Marieke Vos
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T.J. Muscaro
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