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1. medium.com › sidewalk-talk › my-next-chapterMy next chapter: Fighting ALS - Medium

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   Dec 16, 2021 · Dec 16, 2021. 1.1K. 16. In 2002, my dad, Martin Doctoroff, died of ALS. At the time, we thought it was a tragic fluke, as is the case with the vast majority of ALS patients. But when his brother,...

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2. www.nytimes.com › doctoroff-new-york-alsHis Mind Helped Rebuild New York. His Body Is Failing Him.

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   Sep 6, 2023 · They discuss the first drug ever to reverse symptoms of the disease. “We’re in a new era for A.L.S. research,” Mr. Doctoroff says. He no longer tries to see the future.

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3. www.reddit.com › r › AskWomenTo those diagnosed with breast cancer: how did you realise ...

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   Fortunately, I had a doctors appointment for another reason two days after that and she did a breast exam and sent me to mammogram and ultrasound exams (and biopsy). Got diagnosis, got surgery/chemo/radiation and am doing fine now, six years later.

4. www.edelman.com › insights › indomitable-danThe Indomitable Dan Doctoroff; The Fight Against ALS

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   Sep 16, 2022 · Late last year, Dan was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) which is a disease of the motor neurons, which send signals to the muscles to move. In ALS, the motor neurons die and patients become progressively paralyzed. A person lives an average of four years after diagnosis.

5. therealdeal.com › new-york › 2021/12/16Facing ALS, Daniel Doctoroff to Step Down From Sidewalk Labs

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   Dec 16, 2021 · While he hasn’t been diagnosed with the incurable disease, various symptoms, test results and meetings with ALS experts have led him to believe he will be.

6. alsnewstoday.com › news › target-als-founder-alsTarget ALS Founder Refocuses as Own Diagnosis Looms Likely

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   Jan 25, 2022 · Doctoroff publicly announced his likely ALS diagnosis and retirement from Sidewalk Labs in December. In that piece, the former Bloomberg CEO and president, who also served as a deputy mayor of New York City, wrote about hip weakness that started two years ago.

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   Does Daniel Doctoroff have ALS?

   • Daniel Doctoroff founded the research organization Target ALS after his father and uncle died from the disease. Now he may have it, too.

   Target ALS Founder Refocuses as Own Diagnosis Looms Likely

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   How does ALS affect Mr Doctoroff?

   • The disease attacks Mr. Doctoroff’s lungs. Breath comes raggedly. He commutes sometimes by Vespa. And a black brace over his right calf prevents his foot from dropping as he walks. and Mr. Doctoroff sees 600 scientists, investors and drug company executives in a hotel conference room in Boston for the annual meeting of Target ALS.

   His Mind Helped Rebuild New York. His Body Is Failing Him

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   Why did Michael Doctoroff retire from Sidewalk Labs?

   • Doctoroff publicly announced his likely ALS diagnosis and retirement from Sidewalk Labs in December. In that piece, the former Bloomberg CEO and president, who also served as a deputy mayor of New York City, wrote about hip weakness that started two years ago. It grew progressively worse and prompted him to seek out top ALS specialists.

   Target ALS Founder Refocuses as Own Diagnosis Looms Likely

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   How much money has Doctoroff raised for ALS research?

   • To date, according to Doctoroff, it has raised $90 million for academic and industry groups studying ALS, and for scientific resources to aid more than 600 projects worldwide.

   Target ALS Founder Refocuses as Own Diagnosis Looms Likely

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   How is ALS diagnosed?

   • There is no one test that diagnoses ALS. Rather it requires a host of tests, including blood work, a lipidomics study (how fuel for mitochondria is processed in motor neurons), and studies of pulmonary function, nerve conduction, and genetics. Doctoroff said his results to date line up in fairly similar ways to those of ALS patients.

   Target ALS Founder Refocuses as Own Diagnosis Looms Likely

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   How long do ALS patients live?

   • In ALS, the motor neurons die and patients become progressively paralyzed. A person lives an average of four years after diagnosis. Edelman worked closely with Dan in the early days of the Bloomberg Administration on a web site for Lower Manhattan.

   The Indomitable Dan Doctoroff; The Fight Against ALS | Edelman

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8. www.leadersmag.com › issues › 2022LEADERS Interview with Daniel L. Doctoroff, Founder, Target ALS

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   Having lost both his father and uncle to ALS, Dan Doctoroff founded Target ALS in 2010 in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies and financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein to discover and accelerate treatments for ALS, an always fatal disease where there had been virtually no progress made since it was discovered 140 years before ...