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  "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-she-was-misdiagnosed-and-does-not-have-ms-15788476",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:24:47.000Z",
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  "summary": "Applegate revealed that despite the misdiagnosis, she still has \"every symptom of someone with MS,\" adding, \"I still have to use wheelchairs when I go to the doctor's office. I can't walk from the car to the room.\"",
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better'",
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        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-ms",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Christina Applegate opens up about emotional toll of multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis: ‘I’m back at square one’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-opens-up-about-emotional-toll-of-multiple",
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        "title": "Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T15:53:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-her-doctor-told-her-she-was-misdiagnosed",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:14:44.000Z"
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        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MS",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-multiple-sclerosis-15790805",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:50:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS—how could that happen?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-ms-how-could-that",
        "published": "2026-10-20T20:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/christina-applegate-says-she-was-misdiagnosed-with-ms-15805446",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:41:33.000Z"
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