multiple sclerosis

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Recent Examples of multiple sclerosis For people dealing with chronic illnesses like cancer, multiple sclerosis, or Long COVID, fatigue can be a common experience. Katharine Gammon, Time, 6 Feb. 2026 When the team examined the combined imaging and biomarker data from 634 people with multiple sclerosis, an unexpected pattern began to take shape. New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026 Davis, who also suffers from multiple sclerosis, founded her nonprofit in 1993 and has since raised nearly $58 million for research. Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026 In the fourth quarter, Roche's sales grew 8%, driven by some of its blockbuster drugs, including the multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus and Tecentriq, a cancer treatment. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multiple sclerosis
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Noun
  • At the time of the incident late last year, Valenzuela worked at a Port Jefferson Station home caring for the victim, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and developmental delays.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Jason Hahr Jason Hahr is a 39-year-old journalist who is a wheelchair user and has a severe form of cerebral palsy.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2026
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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