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Biogen Inc doctor looks at scans. The US Food and Drug Administration issued accelerated approval for the experimental drug Aduhelm.
Biogen Inc doctor looks at scans. The US Food and Drug Administration issued accelerated approval for the experimental drug Aduhelm. Source: BIOGEN/AAP

It's the first drug that US regulators say might help slow the disease.


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It's the first drug that US regulators say might help slow the disease.



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