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Patients with insurance coverage say the cost set by drugmaker Amylyx Pharmaceutical is fueling insurance delays or denials, and sometimes exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses.
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The ruling is a remarkable turnaround for the much-debated medication that was previously rejected by the same group this year.
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The vote by the agency's health advisers is a potential setback for patient groups who have lobbied for the medication’s approval for more than a year.
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On Wednesday, a panel of FDA advisers is scheduled to take a nonbinding vote on whether the drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals should be approved.
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The agency may soon approve another drug for a deadly neurodegenerative disease based on partial data that’s being debated by experts.
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Scientists who conducted the study say they couldn't determine exactly why the rate was higher but suggested that repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injuries may play a role.
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Scientists say new drugs are on the way for patients with ALS. The latest is a two-drug combo that appears to slow the progression of the fatal nerve disease with a modest but meaningful benefit.
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Structures inside healthy brain cells nimbly move from one state to the next to perform different functions. But in certain degenerative brain diseases, scientists now think, that process gets stuck.
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Gov. Rick Scott signed several drug bills into law on Monday and said he will do the same for a measure that fights human trafficking.One of the drug…
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Researchers with the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville have found an abnormal protein that collects in the brains of patients who have Lou Gehrig’s disease or…