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Making peace with artificial intelligence being used in healthcare settings

In a column I wrote a couple years ago, I noted that, despite my fascination with the subject of psychology, I have only an amateur understanding of it. We can add artificial intelligence (AI) to the long list of things I’m not an expert on. I know what it is…

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Study highlights strengths, limitations of mouse models used to study MS

The two main mouse models used to study myelin damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) each replicate important but distinct biological features of the disease — but both fall short of capturing its full biological complexity, a new study shows. The findings suggest that each of these two models may…

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Enrollment in MS imaging study reaches halfway mark

Enrollment is half complete in an ongoing clinical study at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) testing whether a PET imaging tracer can reliably measure myelin damage in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Phase 1 study (NCT04699747) is recruiting about 60 people — healthy adults and MS patients — who…

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A letter to my loved ones about supporting someone with MS

Dear family and friends, Over the years, I have wondered how my diagnosis of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis has impacted your worlds, as well. Just as I am unable to convey the impact of its collision with the life as I once knew, I imagine those words don’t necessarily come…

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CMSC 2026: Milestone meeting highlights 40 years of MS care

Leaders in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and care are preparing to gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Consortium of MS Centers (CMSC) annual meeting, with this year marking the organization’s 40th anniversary. Multiple Sclerosis News Today sat down with the consortium’s CEO, Kathleen Costello, to discuss the…

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Featured ColumnLike laundry, living with MS requires ongoing maintenance

Just as laundry requires constant upkeep, the daily maintenance involved in living with MS never really ends, says columnist Ahna Crum.

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    My life with MS is measured by time spent in an MRI tube

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    MS caregiver burnout broke me before I knew its name

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    With MS, I want to be my best self-advocate, not my worst self-adversary

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    Life with MS is hard, but you don’t have to figure it out on your own

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