Farah Dosani
The WorldFarah Dosani is a freelance journalist based in Miami. Her reporting has ranged from health and health care to religion. Her stories have appeared on NPR, The Miami Herald, and Florida public radio. She was previously a reporter with NPR-affiliate WGCU. Outside of journalism, she is a Bronx-trained neurologist who practices in South Florida.
‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple sclerosis in the region
For years, medical providers were taught that MS is very rare among Black Africans. But the presence of more neurologists in Zambia has upended previous thinking on the condition. Now, more people are getting diagnosed and treated for the disease.