U.S. government health officials approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results that seemed “reasonably likely” to benefit Alzheimer's patients. (CTV News)

Classified as: McGill experts, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Judes Poirier, Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Research Centre, molecular neuroscience, Jonathan Kimmelman, department of social studies of medicine, Biomedical Ethics, Simon Ducharme, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI), Gerhard Multhaup, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vasavan Nair
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Published on: 10 Jun 2021
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