Latest Lou Gehrig's disease News

Maker of much-debated ALS drug says it may stop selling it after study showed it didn't work

Mar. 08, 2024 12:31 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease said Friday its therapy failed to help patients in a large follow-up study, but stopped short of committing to follow through on a prior pledge to pull the drug from the U.S. market. The Food and Drug...

Bears great Steve McMichael returns home after more than a week in hospital

Feb. 23, 2024 21:33 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, is back home after spending more than a week in the hospital with several ailments, publicist Betsy Shepherd said Friday. The 66-year-old McMichael, who went public with an ALS diagnosis three years ago, was...

Bears great Steve McMichael, who's battling ALS, hospitalized with urinary tract infection

Feb. 15, 2024 22:14 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who is battling ALS, was hospitalized Thursday because of a urinary tract infection. McMichael's family said in a statement he was admitted into intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital and was being treated with three...