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Next ALS Support Groups
Thursday, March 1
Saddle Brook, NJ
7 pm to 8:30 pm
Kessler Institute
for Rehabilitation
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Sunday, March 4
Nassau County, NY
2 pm to 4 pm
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ALS Research News
Click here to read about the Modernizing Our Drug and Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network (MODDERN) Cures Act recently introduced into Congress.
Children & Teens Day
Saturday, April 14th
For more info click here or
call Stacy De Witt at (212) 720-3053.
VA Increases Minimum Rating for Veterans with ALS.
Minimum disability rating automatically provided to all veterans with ALS who qualify for service connected benefits.
Congress Approves Over $12M in Additional ALS Funding
Legislation provides additional $6.4 million for ALS Research Program (ALSRP) & almost $6 million for ALS Registry.