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concessions he made to them in order to get their votes? >> reporter: jake, that is really starting to come into focus. the number of concessions and promises that kevin mccarthy has made over the course of the negotiations has been quite outstanding, and i should caution that this stuff has not been put on paper. there has not been anything put out that we have seen. this is based on the reporting from me and my fantastic hill team. but i just want to walk you through just to give the...

Months in a group of nearly 1200 patients with early stage alzheimers, the best results reported so far. but there were some serious side effects. at least two volunteers died as a result of brain swelling. now, in november, another antibody treatment, called lecanemab, was the first drug ever to show it could slow the progress of alzheimers disease. dementia researchers say were now entering a new era where alzheimers is treatable. we really see that were at a revolutionary point in how we trea...

The best results reported so far. but there were some serious side effects. at least two volunteers died as a result of brain swelling. in november another antibody treatment, called lecanemab, was the first drug ever to show it could slow the progress of alzheimers disease. dementia researchers say we are now entering a new era where alzheimers is treatable. so what we now need when we have the full results will be regulators to make quick decisions so that the patients that could benefit from ...

Would eventually have in store. >> i talked to my wife and i talked to my kids and let them know that maybe down the road i wasnt going to be the same as i was then. >> reporter: so in 2021, jack enrolled in a clinical trial for an experimental drug called lecanemab, just approved by the fda, this drug has shown it can potentially postpone the fate of those with early alzheimers, by removing amaloid plaques from the brain. most importantly, clinical trials of the drug found that it slowed cognit...

Hemorrhage, not necessarily fatal, but a low rate, less than 1%. >> reporter: in the phase 3 clinical trial, there were seven deaths in the placebo cgroup an six in the drug group. none were considered to be due to lecanemab. the new england journal of medicine recently published details of a death of a patient on the drug that had been given blood thinners. >> its pretty hard to say lecanemab caused that when youre giving a drug that could cause significant bleeding. however, the combination gi...

Progression to worsening of his alzheimers disease. >> weve been targeting alzheimers disease at the end stage when people have dementia and can no longer take care of themselves and theplaque and tangles have built up. >> there could be risks and this one draws red flags. >> we have known for many years that almost all of the drugs in this class there could be a side effect of aria. >> dr. sharon cohen has been studying alzheimers drugs for 20 years and was part of the clinical trial. what she ...

Full results have been published in the new england journal of medicine. the effects of the treatment, called lecanemab, were small, but have prompted huge excitement among researchers. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, reports. could you get the broccoli out of the fridge for me, please, love? yeah, 0k. david essam is 78 and has early stage alzheimers. its taken away his independence. hes now totally reliant on me or other people around him. he used to be a joiner, but no longer remembers how t...