The Hummingbird Fund is gaining notice which makes me really happy. Our mission is clear, and dare I say boldly stated: Ending ALS. Starting with all of us. The Hummingbird Fund stands on three pillars: access, innovation, and advocacy. We are on a mission to end...
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A retired pediatrician with UVA Health is working to help people battling ALS. Jim Plews-Ogan and his family created the Hummingbird Fund after he was diagnosed with ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as I have unfortunately come to learn, is a terrible disease with no cure. Some exciting treatments are on the horizon, but the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Neuroscience, which has the task of overseeing the development...
A local gastroenterologist taught me the proper way to swallow a pill. Said gastroenterologist was also the mom of a teenager in my care. Teenagers famously swallow their acne medicine without so much as a sip of water. Hence, the doxycycline sticks to their dry...
Today, we mark two years since our beloved Jim passed away. Our Plews-Ogan family, including Rowan and baby Phoebe, Erin and Hal, and Will and Monika, are gathering for the weekend as we will every year. This year, we’re in Minneapolis. The time together has given us...