{
  "id": 16891218,
  "title": "Manitoba man won't lose access to drug slowing degenerative disease's progression after federal shift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/manitoba-man-wont-lose-access-to-drug-slowing-degenerative-diseases",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jeremy-bray-drug-covered-reimbursed-spinal-muscular-atrophy-9.7398166"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Manitoba man battling a degenerative disease won't lose access to his life-sustaining drug, with the province now promising coverage after a federal agency reversed its recommendation against its use in adults over 25.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}