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  • Important Alert: Neurotoxic Medication List Update
    Dr. Louis Weimer of Columbia University recently updated the CMTA’s neurotoxic medication list as part of his review for an upcoming issue of Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports.
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    When living with a condition that can add challenges to starting or maintaining a fitness program. One tool that can help is Balance Walking with Nordic walking poles—a great way to not only get and stay fit, but to make ...
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  • Gilles Bouchard Takes Helm of CMTA BoardGilles Bouchard Takes Helm of CMTA Board
    Gilles Bouchard took the helm of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association March 16, saying that while he is “excited and delighted” with the progress made by the CMTA’s STAR research program, there’s still much work to be done.
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  • CMTeen Dolphin Outing in PEOPLE OnlineCMTeen Dolphin Outing in PEOPLE Online
    The CMTA is in the pages of PEOPLE online once again, with a story recounting a CMTeen expedition to “swim with the dolphins” at the Miami Seaquarium. The kids, all of whom have CMT, frolicked with the dolphins for ...
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  • CMTA-Funded Study on 3-D Printing Technique for Comparing CMT Heel Surgeries Named Game Changer at AAOS MeetingCMTA-Funded Study on 3-D Printing Technique for Comparing CMT Heel Surgeries Named Game Changer at AAOS Meeting
    A pioneering new surgical technique developed by Dr. Glenn B. Pfeffer, using 3-D prints to compare different surgical approaches in the same patient, was named one of six “Game Changers” of the year by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ...
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