Improving access to medicines: empowering patients in the quest to improve treatment for rare lethal diseases

In 2011 Les Halpin was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND), also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Since his diagnosis, Les has been committed to accelerating the development, approval and licensing of novel therapies for people with life threatening illnesses. Two years ago he als...

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Authors: Halpin, Les (Author) ; Savulescu, Julian (Author) ; Talbot, Kevin (Author) ; Turner, Martin (Author) ; Talman, Paul (Author)
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2015
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 12, Pages: 987-989
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