Dr. Doreen Ho is a renowned neurologist who cares for patients with ALS while simultaneously conducting groundbreaking research to find therapies and cures. We caught her during a break in the action in her role at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital to ask about her path into […]
ALS research
Pick your favorite baseball team for Lou Gehrig Day 2022!
June 2, 2022 marks the second annual Lou Gehrig Day to honor the baseball legend and continue to spread awareness of ALS.
ALS Awareness Month Features Fight ALS Film Fest!
Across the United States, there are many engaging events and campaigns happening throughout the month of May, ALS Awareness Month. The one SimpliHere is most excited about is the virtual Fight ALS Film Festival. The month-long film fest, which is free and open to the public, was founded by Sunny Brous, who was diagnosed […]
Hope on the Horizon for ALS Patients: New drug trial results expected in 2022
As ALS patients, caregivers, and families of ALS patients know too well, there are not enough FDA-approved drugs for the treatment of this disease. In fact, there are currently only two pharmaceutical therapies available to patients in the United States: generic riluzole, approved by the FDA in 1995, which modestly extends survival, and Mitsubishi Tanabe […]
5 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The Game For ALS Patients And Caregivers
Amid setbacks and letdowns, the ALS community is leaning on its resilience and finding hope.
ALS Advocacy in Business
An Interview with Steven Prevost. SimpliHere has teamed up with Joe’s Brother Coffee owner and founder Steven Prevost to bring you the following interview, where we talk Steven’s connection to ALS, why he started roasting coffee, and organizations doing the important work for ALS advocacy and research. MM (00:06): Good afternoon. Just to introduce myself […]
