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FDA grants full approval to new Alzheimer's drug meant to slow disease (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Odusei to c/science

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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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[–] StarManta 13 points 1 year ago

In most cases, “life-threatening side effects” would be a dealbreaker for me. But if I have a mentally degenerating illness when I reach that age, I’d absolutely be in the “let’s fix it or let me die” camp. Either would be preferable to going through the motions of life while forgetting everything and everyone.