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MedSciWriters Features Dr. Feldman in Scientist Spotlight

May 31, 2023

For ALS Awareness Month (May), the University of Michigan student organization chose Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., to appear in their "Scientist Spotlight" feature to talk about the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media, News Tagged With: ALS, Dr. Eva Feldman

Clinic Q&A: Nurse & Nerve Center Sandy Lemkin

May 10, 2023

The theme for Nurses Week this year is “You Make a Difference.” In our own Pranger ALS Clinic is a perfect example of someone who not only makes an incredible difference in the lives of so many ALS patients and their families but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ALS, Nursing, Pranger ALS Clinic, Q&A, Sandy Lemkin

Journal Cover Features Latest ALS Research

March 27, 2023

A team led by Pranger ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S., and Director of both the ALS Center of Excellence and NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D., recently published a study in the academic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Press, Publications Tagged With: ALS, Publications, Research

ALS Association Awards Dr. Stephen Goutman Two Grants

February 16, 2023

Two separate grants, aimed at ALS prevention and increasing clinical trial access and efficiency, were recently awarded to Pranger ALS Clinic Director Stephen Goutman, M.D., M.S. Award to Prevent ALS: The first was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grants, News Tagged With: ALS, ALS Association, grants

Making Music With His Own Eyes

February 1, 2023

Michigan Medicine's Health Lab blog shares the inspiring story of how a Pranger ALS Clinic patient's ingenuity has allowed him to continue doing what he loves despite an ALS diagnosis. MAKING MUSIC WITH ONLY HIS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ALS, Dr. Stephen Goutman, Patient Story

Dr. Stephen Goutman featured with Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins on Brain & Life Podcast

December 15, 2022

The American Academy of Neurology's (AAN) podcast features John Driskell Hopkins, musician and founding member of the Zac Brown Band who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) last year. Dr. Stephen Goutman then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Press Tagged With: ALS, Celebrity, Dr. Stephen Goutman, podcast, Press

Roberta Flack ALS Diagnosis Article Features Dr. Stephen Goutman

November 16, 2022

Recently the "Killing Me Softly" singer announced her ALS diagnosis which has left her unable to sing.  Healthline sat down with Stephen Goutman, M.D., to discuss the effect of the disease and new ALS research on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Press Tagged With: ALS, Celebrity, Dr. Stephen Goutman, Press

ALS Research Featured on Detroit Free Press Cover

October 21, 2022

The article covers recently published findings by a team led by Drs. Eva Feldman and Stephen Goutman and Eva Feldman found that work as a welder, production line work, and jobs that involve exposure to metals, solvents or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Press Tagged With: ALS, ALS Research, ALS risk, Newspaper, Press, Production Jobs, The Detroit Free Press

U.S. News & World Report Covers ALS Research

September 26, 2022

U.S. News & World Report covered important new findings by Dr. Stephen Goutman about which occupations increase ALS risk. U.S. News & World Report Health News: Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Press Tagged With: ALS, ALS Research, ALS risk, Dr. Stephen Goutman, U.S. News & World Report

ALS Risk Higher Among Production Workers

September 16, 2022

Michigan Medicine's Health Lab's Lab Report shared a recent study by Stephen Goutman, M.D., that found that ALS risk is higher among production workers, those exposed to metals, and volatile compounds on the job due to Michigan's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media, Publications Tagged With: ALS, ALS risk, Environment, Occupational Risk

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