Saskatchewan’s Wall vows to fund contentious MS treatment – The Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan’s Wall vows to fund contentious MS treatment – The Globe and Mail
In a striking departure from his political counterparts across the country, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says his government will finance clinical trials of liberation therapy, a contentious experimental procedure for multiple sclerosis patients.
“There isn’t unanimity on the issue, I understand that,” Mr. Wall said on Tuesday. “But … the province of Saskatchewan is willing to play a funding role.”
The move shunts Saskatchewan to the forefront of Canadian efforts to introduce a treatment that has researchers, politicians and the MS community divided over the roots of the mysterious nerve-wasting disease and the pace of Canadian medical research.