The Birmingham VA ALS Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama provides focused support for people living with ALS, allowing them to receive care from specialized medical professionals during a single visit.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham ALS Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama provides focused support for people living with ALS, allowing them to receive care from specialized medical professionals during a single visit.
The ALS Clinic at DC Veteran Hospital in Washington, D.C. provides focused support for people living with ALS, allowing them to receive care from specialized medical professionals during a single visit.
The Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Hospital ALS Clinic in Richmond, Virginia provides focused support for people living with ALS, allowing them to receive care from specialized medical professionals during a single visit.
In recognition of National Social Work Month, we are shining a spotlight on the many invaluable services a social worker provides for people with ALS and their families.
Congress makes critical decisions about the future of ALS research through the annual appropriations process. Our top advocacy priority each year aims to increase federal funding to support research and the search for treatments and cures for ALS. Federal funding for ALS research and programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense ALS Research Program and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National ALS Registry must be increased exponentially to provide new treatment options to cure and prevent ALS.
The ALS Association’s Seed Grants support generation of preliminary data that will ultimately serve as the basis for larger grants that fund impactful research in ALS.
Larry Falivena, member of The ALS Association’s Board of Trustees who is living with ALS, shares his unique experience with the disease and his perspective on genetic testing.
The U.S. House and Senate are preparing legislation that determines how much will be spent on research. We need as many members as possible of the House and Senate to sign “Dear Colleague” letters committing to support increased funding for ALS.
Fundraising through the Walk to Defeat ALS drives bold and urgent innovation as we march together toward a treatment that makes ALS livable for everyone, everywhere – until we find a cure.