ALS is often called the "bankruptcy disease" due to the high cost of treatments and care. But the emotional costs can take a ...
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The ALS Association today applauded the reintroduction of the ALS Better Care Act bipartisan legislation to expand access to high-quality multidisciplinary ...
The ALS Association today announced the newest recipients of the Hoffman ALS Clinic Development and Capacity Awards, grant ...
Instead of scheduling many different appointments with different providers, patients like Welling can see all of their ...
An ALS diagnosis can feel devastating and overwhelming for patients and their families. Learning how to live with this disease can challenge everyone. That’s why finding a caring team to support you ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains difficult to diagnose and is frequently identified after substantial disease progression, underscoring the need for earlier recognition and expanded therapeutic ...
ALS is characterized by the death of motor neurons, leading to progressive muscle weakness and loss of voluntary movement. Sporadic ALS accounts for approximately 90-95% of cases, while familial ALS ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) first garnered widespread attention in 1939, when New York Yankees baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the neurogenerative disease. Over the decades, ...
“They’ve got my back,” says Venus Richardson of Mobile, Alabama, who was first diagnosed with ALS in 2019 and began seeing UAB physicians a few months later. “I’ll be making a road trip to UAB every ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. One of the most frustrating parts of amyotrophic lateral ...
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Legislation targets Medicare gaps limiting access to specialized ALS care and clinical trials ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3, ...