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Derek Wood's Legacy Will Lead to ALS Innovation “We know that we’re here for a greater good. It’s not just wondering why have I been dealt this hand. It’s who else can I help during this journey and that’s what we’re hoping to do.”

READ: driving als innovation GIVE TO DEREK WOOD ALS INNOVATION FUND READ: WOOD FAMILY BONDS TOGETHER TO BATTLE ALS
Detroit Free Press: ALS Patient Builds Robot to Feed Himself Read the story Watch the video of Matt McKeown's robot in action and read the feature story about him. Matt McKeown Assisted Ventilation Clinic Helps ALS Patient Maintain His Quality of Life Read the story ‘Every day is a good day’: a meaningful doctor-patient relationship that changed everything. Early Treatment with New ALS Drug Combination Improved Survival An open label extension shows additional benefit from a drug currently being tested for persons with ALS.

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Our mission is to provide exceptional care and advance education, advocacy and original scientific discovery for persons with ALS and their families. OUR CLINIC OUR RESEARCH OUR PEOPLE Tragedy inspires Scott L. Pranger & the Pranger Family to take on ALS with a life-changing endowment. ANNOUNCING THE PRANGER ALS CLINIC photo of Scott L. Pranger LEARN ABOUT THE GIFT READ THE STORY "TAKING ON ALS" FULL TEXT JAMA ARTICLE JAMA Neurology Voicing the Need for Environmental Research in ALS READ MORE Drs. Feldman and Goutman call for action to study how the environment influences ALS risk and progression in a JAMA Neurology article. Dr. Feldman recently received a $2.5 million grant from the NIH to examine the ties between genetics and the environment.

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Pranger ALS Clinic

The Pranger ALS Clinic at the ALS Center of Excellence is committed to providing compassionate care to patients with ALS. Certified by the ALS Association for more than two decades, we offer treatments that maximize quality of life and functional independence and manage symptoms. We know that ALS affects the whole family unit and offer compassion and support not only to our patients, but also their family and friends. Treating ALS requires a large, dedicated multidisciplinary team, such as the exceptional group we have assembled at the University of Michigan.

 

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The University of Michigan ALS Center is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and compassionate care of ALS.

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The University of Michigan is a world leader in research designed to advance the treatment and care of ALS patients.

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Matt McKeown

Detroit Free Press: ALS Patient Builds Robot to Feed Himself

Matt McKeown, a patient in the Michigan Medicine Pranger ALS Clinic, built his own robot to feed himself. Watch a video of the robot in action and read the feature story about him. Miriam Marini, … [Read More...]

Tammy and Derek Wood, with sons Jace, Tyler, Connor and Kenneth.

Wood Family Bonds Together in ALS Battle

Derek Wood never let ALS win, so his family didn’t either. His passion for life continues on through his wife and children. Derek Wood began having problems with his right leg in Spring 2015, which … [Read More...]

Assisted Ventilation Clinic Helps ALS Patient Maintain His Quality of Life

'Every day is a good day’: a meaningful doctor-patient relationship that changed everything. By Daniel Ellman, Michigan Medicine Communications In June 2018, Matt Sirianni began losing some … [Read More...]

Tammy Wood, Derek Wood and Dr. Eva Feldman

Derek Wood’s Legacy Will Lead to ALS Innovation

“We know that we’re here for a greater good” David Forbes remembers the day, May 3, 2016, when he sat with his great friends, Derek and Tammy Wood, David’s partner Velda Turan, and Dr. Eva Feldman in … [Read More...]

Dr. Goutman Talks ALS on U-M Hockey Show

Dr. Stephen Goutman, director of the Michigan Medicine Pranger ALS Clinic, was a special guest on the University of Michigan Hockey Radio Show this week. Inspired by former Wolverine Scott Matzka, the … [Read More...]

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  • U-M to Conduct Clinical Trial to Test AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Michigan Medicine and three other medical centers receive $7 million for COVID-19 outpatient convalescent plasma therapy trial

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