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Former Fayetteville official eager to get new Alzheimer's drug

Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
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Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.

Reporter : Amanda Lamb
Photographer : Chad Flowers
Web Editor : Matthew Burns
Posted 2021-06-07T20:12:00-0400 - Updated 2021-06-07T20:14:06-0400