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Experimental drug shown to slow multiple sclerosis disability

An experimental drug can help patients with advanced multiple sclerosis delay the progressive disability that comes with their disorder, a new clinical trial suggests. The drug, tolebrutinib, delayed ...
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Is Multiple Sclerosis (MS) a Disability?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It can cause fatigue, trouble with balance and coordination, muscle weakness, and vision problems. Having MS doesn’t ...
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Multiple Sclerosis: Brain Lesions Don't Appear to Cause Severe MS Disabilities

Share on Pinterest Researchers say brain lesions don’t appear to be connected to severe disability in multiple sclerosis. SeventyFour/Getty Images About 1 million people in the United States live with ...
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When covering disability, avoid ableist tropes like the 'pity trap'

JOE SHAPIRO, INVESTIGATIONS, NPR: My name is Joe Shapiro. I'm a correspondent at NPR. I work on the Investigations unit, but I've had a long interest in disability issues. I've been writing about this ...