This week I visited Oklahoma City for the first time. Ever since I met my late husband, Jeff, who died from ALS in 2020, I had wanted to go. It was a meaningful place to him; in 1995, he served as part of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms…
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The ALS Association has launched a nationwide campaign to help people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) fight insurance denials that delay or prevent access to prescribed treatments, medical equipment, and care. The initiative also aims to push for lasting changes in insurance policies. Called We Are Undeniable,…
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A wearable robotic device called the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) can improve walking ability in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and it may also help to preserve quality of life for patients, a new study from Japan shows. Notably, however, findings suggest that walking improvements with the…
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It may be possible to diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in part by measuring the amounts of proteins in the tears of a person thought to have the progressive neurological disease. That’s according to a new study from Germany that found that quantifying levels of chitinases, a family of…
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In more than 16 years of living with my husband Todd’s ALS, I’ve fought a lot of battles, and I’ve won a few. When Todd was prescribed at-home physical therapy, he was also eligible for home health aides to assist with showering. I pressed the agency to give…
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Lily Sander will never forget what it was like to meet other people with neuromuscular diseases the first time she attended Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camp. Living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Sander had met only one or two other people with neuromuscular diseases in her city. She was…
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Specialized multidisciplinary care was associated with longer survival in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study found. The benefit was particularly notable among people with limb-onset, or spinal-onset, ALS, whose symptoms typically begin in the limbs. Median survival from symptom onset without invasive ventilation was 44 months with…
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Becoming educated and informed about ALS is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your ALS journey.
There is no cure for ALS yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
