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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 ...
Science Daily

Better assess the needs of people with multiple disabilities

How do we assess the needs of people with severe multiple disabilities? Unable to communicate verbally and physically, this population has nearly no possibility of expressing itself. Thanks to ...
Medical Xpress

Oral bacterium tied to disability severity in multiple sclerosis

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a ...
webtv.un.org

Part V. Persons with disabilities and multiple discrimination - Rights of special groups.

In the field of human rights, growing attention has been devoted to the rights of persons belonging to specific groups, often called "vulnerable groups". People belonging to these groups have certain ...
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Press Release: Tolebrutinib phase 3 data published in NEJM demonstrate benefit on disability progression in multiple sclerosis

Results from the HERCULES phase 3 study showed delay in disability progression in people living with non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis Tolebrutinib has the potential to be the ...
NPR

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 ...