In a milestone for ALS, a treatment helps some patients improve

PremiumPam BelluckNew York Times·12 May, 2026 01:27 AM8 mins to readAmanda Sifford hugs Anne-Laure Grignon after her breathing test registered her highest score since she started a new drug treatment in Miami, January 8, 2026. Photo / Eva Marie Uzcategui, The New York TimesThe drug is for a small subset of patients. But evidence that breathing and strength can get better for some of them is remarkable for a paralysing, usually fatal disease.

Time was running out for Amanda Sifford, she and her doctors could tell. ALS, the paralysing neurological disorder, was stealing

In a milestone for ALS, a treatment helps some patients improve

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