multiple sclerosis

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Recent Examples of multiple sclerosis Walters, 57, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at 21, which affects her gait and balance, requiring her to use a walking stick. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Fuller, who had an absent father and mother with alcoholism, was in a crash in 2019 that left him permanently disabled and he's also been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Christina Applegate continues to open up about how her multiple sclerosis diagnosis is affecting her role as a mom. Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 The couple also hopes that the island air will prove restorative for Dore, who has multiple sclerosis. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for multiple sclerosis
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Noun
  • In Los Angeles, one of the first major cities where Serve robots deployed, a man with cerebral palsy filmed a bot repeatedly swerving in his path and blocking the sidewalk, eventually resulting in a collision with his mobility scooter.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Once at the center of a landmark Right to Die case, Bouvia fought to end her life while living with the challenges of cerebral palsy.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025

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