Ann Arbor – A new awareness campaign to support ALS patient care and research picks up right where the Ice Bucket Challenge left off: On ice. With fans chanting “Ice ALS,” Michigan’s hockey, research and clinic teams, along … [Read more...]
Ice ALS! campaign kicks off Saturday in Yost Arena
Wolverines ice hockey team to promote awareness of Lou Gehrig's disease Ann Arbor — Ice ALS! That’s the slogan of a new grass-roots advocacy campaign that will kick off Saturday with help from the University of Michigan … [Read more...]
The importance of disability insurance: One patient’s first-person tale
Life happens — both good and bad. You will never know when, where, what, how or why, but life happens when you least expect it. U-M ALS Clinic patient Joe Feudi tells his story here. … [Read more...]
Goutman visits Chelsea to share ALS message
The University of Michigan’s ALS physicians continue their drive to educate the community about everything U-M is doing to combat the devastating disease. The Latest: ALS Clinic Director Stephen A. Goutman, M.D., went to … [Read more...]
ALS Association makes $25,000 Gift to U-M Clinic
Ann Arbor -- The ALS Association has donated an additional $25,000 to the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive ALS Clinic to support patient care. Paula K. Morning, Chief Executive Officer of the ALS Association of Michigan, … [Read more...]
[Michigan Daily]: Ice Bucket Challenge, one year later
By Irene Park, Daily Staff Reporter Published September 15, 2015 - 8:55 p.m. It’s been a little over a year since the Ice Bucket challenge took the nation by storm. But, at the University and beyond, researchers are still … [Read more...]
U-M joins Retigabine study
The University of Michigan will be one of the sites to participate in a nationwide clinical trial evaluating the use of the anti-epilepsy drug, Retigabine, in ALS patients. Researchers are currently beginning the control phase of … [Read more...]
ALS Symposium – See Dr. Richard Bedlack’s ‘ALS Untangled’
Inaugural ALS Symposium a rousing success
Ann Arbor, Mich. – More than 75 people attended the inaugural ALS Symposium on May 9 to hear a wide array of physicians, researchers and ALS clinic professionals share the latest information on research and care of patients with … [Read more...]
ALS Symposium 2015
ALS patients and their families are invited to learn about the latest in ALS research and patient care May 9 at the University of Michigan. The event’s keynote speaker was Dr. Rick Bedlack of the Duke University ALS Clinic. Dr. … [Read more...]