/tags/als ALS en-US WLRN Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-11-15/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als The iconic singer of "Killing Me Softly" has the condition also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a representative has announced. For Roberta Flack, it is now "impossible to sing and not easy to speak." Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:00:00 GMT /culture/2022-11-15/roberta-flack-announces-she-has-als Anastasia Tsioulcas /health/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-21/fda-seems-poised-to-approve-a-new-drug-for-als-but-does-it-work In March, experts who advise the FDA questioned the efficacy of an experimental new drug for ALS. In September, they voted to approve it anyway. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:30:00 GMT /health/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-21/fda-seems-poised-to-approve-a-new-drug-for-als-but-does-it-work Jon Hamilton