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{"2EBD538C-5056-A066-6092-3E413474DA72":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"2EBD538C-5056-A066-6092-3E413474DA72","title":"Syracuse MS","summary":"Syracuse, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"November 4, 2019","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/syracuse-ms","city":"Syracuse","county":"Onondaga","lat":43.0403156,"lng":-76.13913769999999,"description":"<p class=\"wordsection1\">On November 4, 2019, standing at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate), flanked by advocates and medical experts, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer shed light on a new study from Blue Cross Blue Shield that found a high incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Central New York, and called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to work with locals, including at SUNY Upstate, to get to the bottom of it. MS is a disease with no known cause or cure that attacks the central nervous system, damaging or destroying nerve fibers in the process.</p>\r\n<p class=\"wordsection1\"> Further, the report calculated that the diagnosis rate of MS in the Syracuse area is roughly double the national average. To better comprehend and address this puzzling and concerning data, Schumer first urged the CDC to collaborate with state and local public health officials to better understand the high incidence of MS and educate the public on the disease. Second, he urged the CDC to work with SUNY Upstate as the agency begins to develop and implement the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS), a database that will help increase understanding of neurological disorders such as MS. </p>"}}

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