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FDA grants full approval to first Alzheimer's drug that slows the disease (www.nbcnews.com)
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The first approved drug to slow the progression of the illness will come with a strong safety warning about potentially life-threatening side effects.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I was all excited until the blurb about life threatening side effects:(

Obviously this is still a good step forward, but if it works, I wonder if they can use that knowledge to lessen the risk of death...