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Actor Eric Dane shares his ALS story in television interview

June 16, 2025 Comments Off on Actor Eric Dane shares his ALS story in television interview

On Monday, June 16th, actor Eric Dane shared his story about living with ALS on ABC’s Good Morning America. In this interview, Eric discussed his diagnosis and symptoms and used the…

ABC27 Good Day PA Interview with Rob Gildea

May 20, 2025 Comments Off on ABC27 Good Day PA Interview with Rob Gildea

The 25th annual Hershey ALS United Walk is coming up on Saturday, June 7, at Hershey Middle School. At 11 a.m., hundreds of families, friends, and neighbors will come together…

Red Land honors Rob Gildea with new hitting facility named ‘The Rob’ amid his ALS battle

May 20, 2025 Comments Off on Red Land honors Rob Gildea with new hitting facility named ‘The Rob’ amid his ALS battle

On Saturday, May 17, Red Land High School held a mini-Walk to support ALS United Mid-Atlantic. The event concluded with the unveiling of the new baseball and softball hitting facility…

Lehigh Valley ALS Patients, Advocates Fear What Federal Cuts for Medical Research Mean for Them

April 29, 2025 Comments Off on Lehigh Valley ALS Patients, Advocates Fear What Federal Cuts for Medical Research Mean for Them

By Sunni Battin, Special to The Morning Call Sarah Brendle loved playing tennis when she was younger. She’d love to play now with one of her children who picked up the…

Update on Proposed Changes in Medicare Part D

August 22, 2024 Comments Off on Update on Proposed Changes in Medicare Part D

Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in August of 2022. This legislation impacted many government programs, including Medicare, with new rules designed to expand benefits and lower drug costs. The…

Apple Vision Pro Shows Promise for ALS

August 8, 2024 Comments Off on Apple Vision Pro Shows Promise for ALS

ABC News recently aired a story about how the new Apple Vision Pro can benefit people with ALS and other neurological diseases. Mark, a person with ALS from Pennsylvania, became…

ALS Center is the First in the Nation to Offer Patients a New Interventional Clinical Study

January 17, 2024 Comments Off on ALS Center is the First in the Nation to Offer Patients a New Interventional Clinical Study

January 11, 2024 Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is the first ALS care provider in the United States to offer patients a new…

JSUMC’s ALS Center First in NJ to Provide New ALS Treatment

June 15, 2023 Comments Off on JSUMC’s ALS Center First in NJ to Provide New ALS Treatment

Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is the First in New Jersey to Provide the First Treatment to Target a Genetic Cause of the Disease• The center is one…

GOOD DAY PA
Walk to Defeat ALS

May 12, 2023 Comments Off on GOOD DAY PA
Walk to Defeat ALS

by: Sarah Scholl You can use your feet to defeat ALS. The annual event is happening next month in Hershey, and today Lura Sawyer a caregiver and team captain shares…

ALS Center Celebrates Opening of New Practice Office

March 29, 2023 Comments Off on ALS Center Celebrates Opening of New Practice Office

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently celebrated the opening of the ALS Center’s new office in the Dr. Robert H. Harris Neuroscience Treatment Center. The…