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MLB’s Langs honored on anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous speech

Naomi Gleit Jul 5, 2023

NEW YORK — Sarah Langs tried on Lou Gehrig's cap, a joyous moment and also a reminder of the link they share.Langs, a beloved member of the baseball community in her role as a reporter and producer at Major League…

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Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK’d by FDA

Jason Junior Apr 26, 2023

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration regulators on Tuesday approved a first-of-a-kind drug for a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease, though they are…

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How frontotemporal dementia, the syndrome affecting Bruce Willis, changes the brain – research is…

Jason Junior Feb 22, 2023

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Fen-Biao Gao, UMass Chan Medical School(THE CONVERSATION) Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from…

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ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

Jason Junior Dec 18, 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease.She went to…

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NIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law

Jason Junior Oct 1, 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved, experimental drugs, they have long faced a dilemma:…

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ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data

Jason Junior Sep 30, 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought victory for patients that is likely to renew questions…

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FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review

Jason Junior Sep 8, 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s disease, a remarkable…

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FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting

Jason Junior Sep 3, 2022

By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators remain unconvinced about the benefits of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou…

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Iron Range Sen. David Tomassoni dies of ALS complications

Jason Junior Aug 12, 2022

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — State Sen. David Tomassoni, a veteran lawmaker from northern Minnesota's Iron Range who championed efforts to find a cure for ALS, has died of…

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Young caregivers ‘exist in the shadows,’ offer crucial help

Justine May 31, 2022

By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer PLANO, Texas (AP) — Ronan Kotiya leans over his father, fingers wrapped around a plastic tube he’s about to slide from a tracheostomy hole in dad’s neck.“3, 2, 1, go,”…

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