MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Early DMT Use, Aubagio vs. Tecfidera, Lipoic Acid Study, MS Forums
Early Use of High-efficacy DMTs of Long-term Benefit to MS Patients, Real-world Study Reports The question of…
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My Lemtrada Journey and a 90-minute School Bus Ride
My wife and I joined our son and his family on a tour of a Southwest Florida nature preserve…
I’m Living With MS, I’m Not ‘Battling’ It
A former colleague recently asked me, “How are you doing in your battle with MS?” It was a legitimate…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Misdiagnosing MS, Gilenya Relapse Study, Ocrevus in England, Estimate of Americans with MS Doubles
Almost 1 in 5 People Wrongly Diagnosed with MS at Two Specialized Centers in US, Study Finds…
4 Things I’ve Learned About Paying for MS Medications
Are you having trouble paying for MS medications? If so, you’re not alone. People change or lose their insurance,…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Marijuana and MS, MS Solutions Contest, MS Diagnosis Delays, Medicare DMT Costs
Medical Marijuana ‘Can Help Everyone,’ Says Director at Maryland Cannabis Facility Keeping in mind that the person quoted in…
DMT Approvals for Medicare Users Decline While Costs Rise, Study Shows
This probably won’t come as a surprise to you if you’re on Medicare: It’s getting harder to obtain approval…
Have You Joined Our MS Forums Yet?
It’s been about nine months since we created the MS Forums section on the Multiple Sclerosis News Today…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: MS Pain Research, Myelin Studies, Antibody Trial
MS Patients Sought to Test Alternative Chronic Pain Treatment Methods Do you have serious pain issues along…
Why Aren’t You Using an MS Medication?
I see a lot of answers to the question about why people stop, or refuse to start, an…
New Study Supports Hitting MS Fast and Hard
The question of how quickly to start a disease-modifying therapy (DMT) after a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is one…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Herbicide and MS, ‘Incredible’ Foot Stimulators, Tysabri and Brain Shrinkage
Herbicide Called Linuron Seen to Trigger Inflammatory Signals Linked to MS in Study This is only a…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: HSCT vs. DMTs, Mindfulness for MS, Ocrevus and T-cells, Pregnancy Guidelines
Blood Stem Cell Transplant Better than DMTs at Reducing Risk of Disease Progression in RRMS Here’s more…
Selma Blair Is Posting About Her MS Again — Is This Good or Bad?
Last October actress Selma Blair revealed that she’d been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). She did it by…
Mindfulness: Putting Mind Over MS
Can you use your mind to attack your MS, just as you use things such as medications and physical…
US Hospitals Are Now Required to List Service Prices. But Does That Help?
Since the first of this year, hospitals in the U.S. have been under new government orders. They must make…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Stimulator for Spasticity, Tysabri Dosing Trial, Mobility Devices Contest, Stem Cell Phase 2 Trial
WeHealth, PathMaker Collaborating to Develop MyoRegulator as Noninvasive Treatment for Spasticity I’m one of the many people…
A Novel Idea for MS Living: An Accessible Add-on for a House
When my wife and I were remodeling our two-story home many years ago, we made a few accessibility changes…
US Airlines Are Now Tracking Wheelchairs They Break or Lose
It’s happened to me, and if you fly with a scooter or a wheelchair, I bet it’s happened…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Stem Cell Transplant, Cooling Therapy and Exercise, FDA OK for Generic Tecfidera, Top Stories of 2018
Stem Cell Transplant Lessens Disability and Relapses in RRMS Patients, Phase 2 Trial Shows Here’s another study…
MS Treatment Decisions Can Cause a ‘Gambler’s Dilemma’
One of the toughest decisions facing someone with MS is whether to begin treatment with a disease-modifying therapy (DMT).
Shots, Infusions, or Pills for Your MS?
There are more than a dozen disease-modifying therapies available to treat MS. Some are shots, some are infusions,…
Thinking About Quitting My Bioness L300
The L300, made by Bioness, is a functional electronic stimulator. It’s a cuff that I wear just below…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Cannabis, Switching Interferons, Brain Stimulation by Smartphone, Lipoic Acid
MS Patients Report Beneficial Effects of Cannabis with Few Side Effects, Survey Shows This survey agrees with…
Pregnancy, DMTs, and MS: A New Study
Many years ago a woman I know who has multiple sclerosis (MS) became pregnant. After her child was born…
Consensus Lacking on How MS Medications Are Prescribed in the UK
Living in the U.S., where disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) seem to be prescribed as a matter of course to…
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: Palliative Care, Lemtrada and Lung Bleeding, Stroke Risk, Rebif Report
Use of Hospital Palliative Care by MS Patients in US Rose 30-fold Between 2005-14, Study Finds Palliative…
These Doctors Have the Right Idea, but …
Patients want to be more involved in their healthcare, but it’s not an easy process. I’ve written before…
How Worried Should We Be About MS Medication Side Effects?
Over the past couple of weeks, two warnings have been issued about side effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) medications.
MS News that Caught My Eye Last Week: MRI Dyes, Lipids and MS, Gilenya Advisory, Possible Stem Cell Trial
Artificial Intelligence May Help Reduce Dosage of Gadolinium in MRIs, Researchers Suggest There’s been concern recently about the…