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Brian Wallach, diagnosed with ALS in 2017 and given six months to live, delivers powerful message in support of Harris

Brian Wallach, who has ALS, appeared on the first night of the convention in Chicago, alongside his wife Sandra Abrevaya

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FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider a much-debated treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease

The Independent UK

He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy

After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.

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Brian Wallach Named First Chief Digital Officer at Extreme Reach

Exec had been with FreeWheel

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3 great Chicago film festival docs tell local stories

Movies zero in on a South Side lottery king, a couple coping with ALS and the Evanston reparations program.

Chicago Sun-Times

NIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law

The U.S. government will soon spend $25 million to help patients access experimental drugs for the incurable illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease

The Independent UK

ALS drug gets rare second review at high-stakes FDA meeting

The Food and Drug Administration is holding an unusual second meeting to review a closely watched drug for the illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease

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FDA still skeptical of ALS drug ahead of high-stakes meeting

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted another negative review of a closely watched drug for the deadly neurodegenerative disease ALS

The Independent UK

FDA reviews ALS drug after lobbying by patients, politicians

The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to review a closely watched drug for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, following months of lobbying by patient groups and congressional lawmakers

The Independent UK

Para ayudar a pacientes como él, el ex miembro del personal de Obama ayuda a aprobar una ley para que los pacientes con ELA tengan acceso más rápido a medicamentos

Brian Wallach solo puede mover dos dedos, pero eso no le impide usar su voz.

Chicago Tribune

To help patients like him, former Obama staffer helps pass law for ALS patients to get quicker access to drugs

Brian Wallach can only move two fingers, but that’s not stopping him from using his voice.

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