ALS
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Breanna also wants to leave her mark on the world, telling the BBC she wants to be able to help others with ALS and give them "hope".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The actor disclosed his ALS diagnosis to Levinson a few months beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Bedridden in the advanced stages of ALS, McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony from his Homer Glen, Ill., home in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Rui Cardoso, a portfolio manager at Beutel Goodman, recommends Japan’s Shionogi, a pharmaceutical company that is developing drugs for depression and ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
A colleague read a note from a woman named Nancy, who had lost her mother to ALS.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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