#85 The Reversal

#85 The Reversal

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ALS is a rare disease that has a 100% mortality rate, no cure, and very few treatments. Reply All producer Sruthi Pinnamaneni and reporter Peter Andrey Smith found one doctor who is trying to find a cure for the disease in a way that is very unusual.




Further Reading

The ALS Untangled website
Dr. Richard Bedlack’s ALS Reversals website
The PatientsLikeMe website
The ALS TDI website
Nelda Buss wrote a book, You Can Walk, about her experience, and she originally appeared on Fox in 1992
Eric Valor’s website
Angelina Fanous’s reporting on VICE and The New York Times
Peter Andrey Smith’s website