BREAKING: the FDA has approved a new drug called toferson for a rare form of ALS caused by mutations in the gene SOD1. #WashUMed researcher @MillerLabNeuro, MD, PhD, led the international clinical trials. @ALSCenterWashU@biogen
https://t.co/cLZipFm4ui
The ALS Center and @MillerLabNeuro had a pizza party 🍕 to show our support for Dr. Miller as he presented at the FDA AdComm Meeting about #tofersen use for SOD1 ALS. If you weren't able to tune in, the live recording is available here 💻: https://t.co/5ZwNH00E4E
New SOD1 #ALS drug candidate, #tofersen, is up for review by an FDA Advisory Committee on Wednesday, March 22nd from 9:15 am - 6 pm EST. You can watch the meeting virtually here: https://t.co/3LBmtC48JS
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Casualties of Build Back Better agenda
Universal pre-K
Child care $
Elder care $
Child tax credit $
Housing $
Community college
EITC expansion
Closing Medicaid gap
Immigration
Tax RATE hikes
Millionaire surtax
Ending carried interest
These items were excluded from the new bill.
Elon Musk and Trump beefing is incredibly funny because they have every material reason in the world to get along but their gigantic egos are actually managing to overpower their class interest
Today marks the end of what is surely one of the worst terms in #SCOTUS history. Guns and prayer and abortion got most of the attention. But that's not all the Court did. Here are just some of the Court's bad decisions:
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@cahutchins @annehelen I’m not a parent, but I just read this interesting Atlantic article about Conversations with Friends and how Sally Rooney captures the millennial (and younger) experience of knowing too much about the world and nothing all at once
https://t.co/z6DHjdZ953
Roe v. Wade is based on the 'right to privacy.' If the majority opinion by SCOTUS suggests that the constitution does not protect the right to privacy... that affects a WHOLE lot of other decisions. Buckle up - this is the beginning of a lot of potential ugliness.
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