{
  "id": 16313603,
  "title": "What is the controversy over the spinal muscular atrophy drug in Keralam? Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/what-is-the-controversy-over-the-spinal-muscular-atrophy-drug-in-16313603",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:14:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/what-is-the-controversy-over-the-spinal-muscular-atrophy-drug-in-kerala-explained/article71619503.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After the government switched the drug in its SMA programme from branded to generic, parents of children living with SMA have been asking for a switch back to the branded version; meanwhile the label on a drug bottle has sparked concerns, and political parties have now latched on to the issue",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}