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By Eoghan Murphy · Shannonside · 20 October 2026
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A nine-year-old from Drumshanbo has started using a ’breakthrough drug’ for a severe muscle-wasting condition.Wheelchair-user Michael Barry has Duchenne muscula...
A nine-year-old from Drumshanbo has started using a 'breakthrough drug' for a severe muscle-wasting condition.
Wheelchair-user Michael Barry has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, along with other conditions.
He started using the groundbreaking drug Givinostat recently, after it was approved for use in Ireland.
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