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The Veterans With ALS Reporting Act seeks to develop strategies for lowering the potential risks for ALS, commonly known as ...

Learn about Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), its symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and current research advancements.

In March 2024, Kayla Gonzalez started having an odd sensation behind her right kneecap. At first, she didn’t think much of it. Then, the feeling started to spread. Soon, she had weakness in her calf, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to CK0803, a regulatory T-cell therapy being developed by Cellenkos for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a goal of ...

A Massachusetts woman wanted to leave the world laughing. Linda Murphy’s humorous and heartfelt obituary went viral after she died at 60 years old following a three-year battle with Bulbar ALS. “Well, ...

A Massachusetts woman who battled ALS is going out in her own words. Linda Murphy has become a posthumous viral sensation for a tongue-in-cheek self-obituary that has been published locally and ...

Linda Murphy, 60, wrote her own witty and humorous obituary before dying of Bulbar Onset ALS. In the obituary, Murphy joked that she died of FOMO (fear of missing out) while detailing the hardships of ...

You might say the first line of Linda Murphy’s obituary sucks readers right in. Murphy, 60, of Framingham, died Sept. 21 after a three-year battle with Bulbar Onset ALS — but not before writing her ...