Macquarie MND expertise features on Australian Story

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The program focused on the journey of one of Professor Rowe’s patients, 1980s television personality, Fiona MacDonald.

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Professor Dominic Rowe, the Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, and the MQ Health MND Clinic have featured in an emotive episode of the ABC’s Australian Story.

The program focused on the journey of one of Professor Rowe’s patients, 1980s television personality, Fiona MacDonald. MND is a neurodegenerative disease that results in progressive loss of motor control. There is no cure, and most people die within two years of diagnosis. Learn more in the episode below.

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