Columns

MS news notes: AI and MS diagnosis, gut bacteria, DMTs

Welcome to ā€œMS News Notes,ā€ a column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereā€™s a look at whatā€™s been happening: Could MS be predicted by an artificial intelligence tool? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to predict…

Why pills became the most popular first DMTs for MS

Note: This column describes the authorā€™s own experiences with several disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. Times, they’ve been a-changing for disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). When I was diagnosed with multiple…

MS news notes: Stem cell therapy, genetic variant, diet

Welcome to ā€œMS News Notes,ā€ a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereā€™s a look at whatā€™s been happening: Another study shows positive results with stem cell therapy Yet another study has concluded that autologous hematopoietic…

MS news notes: Vaccinations, sex coping strategies, myelin repair

Welcome to ā€œMS News Notes,ā€ a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereā€™s a look at whatā€™s been happening: MS experts offer more than 50 vaccine guidelines I know there are different opinions about vaccines, and I’ve…

MS news notes: Clemastine, MS retrospective, PIPE-791

Welcome to ā€œMS News Notes,ā€ a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereā€™s a look at whatā€™s been happening: Myelin repair and clemastine The Multiple Sclerosis News Today story “MRI method detects myelin repair with…

I canā€™t make my own bed or even lie in it!

For most of the past six years, Iā€™ve been suffering from that weekly journo disease known as “columnitis.” One column is finished, hurrah! Bathe in the relief of getting that one in the net. (It’s a football reference, American “Ted Lasso” finale fans.) Weā€™ve also just had the…

Air4All hopes to make flying with a wheelchair easier

I’ve done quite a bit of flying, for business and pleasure, over the 42 years I’ve lived with multiple sclerosis (MS). It’s not easy traveling by air with my scooter, and I can’t imagine trying to fly with a 450-pound power wheelchair. Actually, I don’t have to imagine.

MS news notes: Foralumab, Ocrevus, Kesimpta, exercise

Welcome to ā€œMS News Notes,ā€ a Monday morning column where I comment on multiple sclerosis (MS) news stories that caught my eye last week. Hereā€™s a look at whatā€™s been happening: Foralumab shows early positive results for SPMS I’ll say up front that this is a very small study.