June 18, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Nystagmus and How Does It Affect MS Patients? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post, “Do you have eye issues due to MS?,” published Oct. 28, 2018.
June 11, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Participating in MS Research Entails Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “I’ve Been Spoiled by My Clinical Trial,” published March 5. Share your…
June 4, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does Air Pollution Cause MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “From Sun to Salt: Growing Role of Environment in MS,” published on…
May 28, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Does MS Progression Mean? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Number, Location, Size of Lesions on MRI Can Predict Progression to MS,”…
May 21, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Using CBD Topical Products for MS Pain Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Need advice about CBD oil,” published on Nov. 1, 2018. Share your…
May 14, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How Calling Cards Help to Explain Invisible Illness Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “Is your MS Invisible or is it obvious?” published on Feb. 15,…
May 7, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: The Value of an MS Nurse Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post, “Life Is Better with a Local MS Nurse?” published on August 24, 2019.
April 30, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: CAM Options for MS Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post, “Are you using vitamin supplements?” published on October 17, 2019. Share your concerns,…
April 23, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: The Stages of Grief Following an MS Diagnosis Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “An Open Letter to a Newly Diagnosed Patient” and this column…
April 16, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How Can Telehealth Help People with MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post, “Neurologists now holding telemedicine/virtual appointments” from March 24, 2020. Post your concerns,…
April 9, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Acthar Gel? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum post “MS Treatment Eases Flare-up Symptoms After 2 Months” from Oct.
April 2, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman That Time When MS Left Me at a Loss for Words Editor’s note: This week’s column is inspired by the forum topic “7 Strange and Unusual Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis” from Nov. 8, 2019. Post your concerns, questions, or experiences in the comments below or at the original forum entry. People with MS often share the symptoms that prompted…
March 26, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: MS and the Battlefield of the Immune System Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by a relevant new category in our forum, “Coronavirus COVID-19 Information,” which launched on March 7,…
March 19, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman MS Awareness Month: How to Fly the Orange Flag in March With March being Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, I got to thinking: What have I done — or what do I do — to raise MS awareness? I’ll count some ways to fly the orange flag. Maybe you’ll find inspiration. Communications I’m a writer, so obviously I use my skill…
March 12, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Are Poor Sleep Quality and MS Connected? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post, “…
March 5, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Are Evoked Potential Tests? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Searching for a diagnosis” from May 14, 2018. Did you undergo evoked potential…
February 27, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does MS Cause Mood Swings? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forums. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Do you have mood swings? What helps?” from Nov. 27, 2018. Do you…
February 20, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Is a Support Animal for MS Right for You? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “My Service Dog Changed My Life” from July 17, 2018. One of my…
February 13, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does My MS Make Me Rare? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Please visit our forum. I love it that Feb. 29 is Rare Disease Day in 2020. Leap day itself is a rarity, a gift…
February 6, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is the Microbiome? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by “Newly Diagnosed MS Patients Show Changes in Gut Microbiome, Study Says,” from Dec. 3, 2019.
January 30, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Brain Rest? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post, “Have you learned how to pace yourself?” from April 13, 2019. Have an…
January 23, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Sleep and Myelin Plasticity Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post “Researcher Receives $130K Grant to Study Sleep and MS” from Aug. 27,…
January 16, 2020 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Blood Tests and Multiple Sclerosis Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the post “Is It a Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis or Something Else?” from July 20, 2018.
December 12, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: MS and Smoldering Lesions Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by two forum topics about silent inflammation from August 2019. Have an experience you want…
December 5, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Why Are UTIs Problematic for People with MS? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Are urinary tract infections a reoccurring problem for you ?” from Feb.
November 21, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: MS and Drowsy Driving Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Are you still driving? Should you be?” from Dec. 27, 2018. At…
November 14, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: 21st-century Medicine Models Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Do We Need a Personalized Approach to Treating MS?” from May 23,…
November 7, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: Does Brain Matter Matter? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Grey Matter Atrophy in MS Shown to Follow a Pattern” from July…
October 31, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: What Is Lesion Load? Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “MS Lesions and Silent Inflammation” from Aug. 16, 2018. Have an experience you…
October 24, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How MS Affects Memory Editor’s note: “Need to Know” is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum. This week’s question is inspired by the forum topic “Do you experience memory loss? Do you feel it is due to MS?”…
