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HHS Secretary Alex Azar Touts White House Efforts to Cure Rare Diseases

Despite skyrocketing healthcare costs, President Trump is committed to protecting the 30 million or so Americans with rare diseases and ensuring timely, affordable access to lifesaving treatments, the nation’s highest-ranking health official said. “We have to think about how our financing system can protect those with serious and rare illnesses.

Anti-Inflammatory Delays ALS Symptoms and Progression in Mouse Model, Study Reports

Cromolyn sodium — a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved anti-inflammatory medication — delayed disease onset and prevented motor neuron degeneration and loss in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers report. These neuroprotective effects were accompanied by a decrease in inflammation, highlighting the potential…