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What’s the Magic Ingredient in Multiple Sclerosis Drugs? Billion-Dollar Profits

by Mia OceanSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023
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How Polite! New CDC Director Assures Public ‘Coronavirus Won’t Infect You as Long as You’re Smiling’

by P.C.September 5, 2023September 9, 2023
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Local

Doctor Blames Woman’s Autistic Traits on Weight

by independenceChickSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023
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Local

Disease with 10 Syllables Must Be Pretty Severe

by Nate WoogenAugust 15, 2023September 1, 2023
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Thanks, Inflation! Man with 3 Disabilities Now Has 4

by Steven VerdileAugust 8, 2023August 8, 2023
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Hopper Health Lets this Neurodivergent Woman Save Her Spoons for What’s Really Important, Like Arguing with the Barista

by LindaJuly 24, 2023July 24, 2023
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Local

Providing Accessibility Deemed ‘Slippery Slope’ to Providing All Basic Needs

by lezmoonJuly 17, 2023August 7, 2023
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a doctor holds a small trophy of a man holding a kidney stone
News

Urologist Gives Personalized Rock Sculpture to Patient for Passing Kidney Stone in Record Time

by kwschaefJuly 14, 2023August 7, 2023
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New SSI Application Shreds Itself Upon Completion

by Jenny CavalleroJune 12, 2023
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Opinion: Disabled People Need to Adjust to the New Normal of Inhaling Poisonous Fire Sky

by Steven VerdileJune 7, 2023June 8, 2023
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Hospital Uses New Funding for First-of-Its-Kind PediaSure Freestyle Machine

by Steven VerdileJune 3, 2023June 21, 2023
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A doctor mansplains away to a woman sitting on a chair in front of him
Local

Woman Has Audacity to Have Never Experienced the Thing New Doctor Specializes In

by amandmrusselMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023
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  • What’s the Magic Ingredient in Multiple Sclerosis Drugs? Billion-Dollar Profits
    September 28, 2023
  • 5 Products Disabled People Can Buy to Celebrate Fall
    September 23, 2023
  • How Polite! New CDC Director Assures Public ‘Coronavirus Won’t Infect You as Long as You’re Smiling’
    September 5, 2023

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  • Elmo Reveals Lifelong Accessibility Needs: ‘I Literally Can’t Move Without a Grown Man’s Hand Up My Ass’
    August 29, 2023
  • World Cup Inspires Woman to Resume Physical Therapy Exercises for One Day
    August 18, 2023
  • This Ken’s Job Is Just ‘Wheelchair’
    August 7, 2023

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  • Screen Reader Too Shy to Read Alt Text on Adult Pictures
    September 12, 2023
  • Labor Day Celebrations Tarnished by Presence of Disability
    September 4, 2023
  • Doctor Blames Woman’s Autistic Traits on Weight
    September 1, 2023

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