ALS

'New era of treatment': Israelis among first to receive 'breakthrough' ALS drug

‘New era of treatment’: Israelis among first to receive ‘breakthrough’ ALS drug

Israeli patients have become among the first in the world to start receiving a new ALS drug intended to slow the progression of the degenerative disease. Tofersen, which is injected into the spine as an epidural, gives new hope to two patients at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. One of them, Narkis Moshe from Nahariya, …

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CrossFit Games athlete Rainer Hartmann describes his struggle with ALS diagnosis and new outlook on life

CrossFit Games athlete Rainer Hartmann describes his struggle with ALS diagnosis and new outlook on life

Image credit: Rainer Hartmann Do you like Morning Chalk Up? Access additional exclusive interviews, analysis and stories with an Rx subscription. Rainer Hartmann has a sports career that spans decades: German National Bodybuilding Championships in the 80s and 90s, founding one of the first 100 CrossFit Affiliates in 2007, and competing against Jason Khalipa and …

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