Pharma Pulse: NIAID Whistleblower Controversy, ALS Linked to Autoimmunity, and Hospital Layoffs Accelerate Nationwide

Is ALS an autoimmune disease? New evidence says maybe yes.

In a new study by a team of U.S. scientists, a group of inflammatory immune cells was found to mistakenly target the C9ORF72 protein in nerve cells in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — demonstrating that ALS may be an autoimmune disease. The findings, by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology in California and Columbia University in New York, could have important implications for how ALS is treated. “This is the fir…

Pharma Pulse: NIAID Whistleblower Controversy, ALS Linked to Autoimmunity, and Hospital Layoffs Accelerate Nationwide

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers allegations of retaliation against a former NIAID director following whistleblower complaints, new research suggesting ALS may be an autoimmune disease, and the wave of hospital layoffs affecting thousands of healthcare workers across the United States.