Support WBURPatients Vulnerable When Cash-Strapped Scientists Cut CornersPlay08:15Download AudioRichard HarrisSeptember 15, 2014 ShareTom Murphy, 56, in his home in Gainesville, Va., was diagnosed with ALS four years ago. An experimental drug seems to have slowed the progression of his disease, he says, though most ALS patients aren't as lucky. (T.J. Kirkpatrick for NPR)
