October 25, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Review: Racial Disparities Impact Black, Hispanic MS Patients in US Black and Hispanic/Latinx people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the U.S. tend to have more severe disease, but less access to specialty care, greater diagnostic delays, and poorer outcomes, a review found. Moreover, Blacks are at higher risk than whites of both developing MS and dying from it. These…
April 22, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #AANAM – More Diversity Needed Among Neurologists, Presenters Agree Editorās note: TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis News TodayĀ team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 Virtual AAN Annual Meeting, April 17ā22. GoĀ hereĀ to read the latest stories from the conference. There is a lack of diversity among neurologists, who are disproportionately white men, but new programs aimed at inclusivity may…
April 21, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #AANAM ā Disease Severity, Job Loss Higher in Black Than White Patients in US Editorās note: TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis News TodayĀ team is providing in-depth coverage of the 2021 Virtual AAN Annual Meeting, April 17ā22. GoĀ hereĀ to read the latest stories from the conference. African Americans with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) are more likely than white patients ā despite comparable disease durations and…
March 3, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #ACTRIMS2021 – Research Finds Race- and Ethnicity-based Differences in MS Therapies Editorās note: TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis News Today news team is providing in-depth and unparalleled coverage of the virtual ACTRIMS Forum 2021, Feb. 25ā27. GoĀ hereĀ to see the latest stories from the conference. Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, including their response to therapies, vary based on race and ethnicity,…
March 23, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Cognitive Impairment in Early MS Not Linked to Ethnicity, US Study Suggests Ethnicity does not seem to have an influence on the degree of cognitive impairment seen in patients at the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), a U.S.-based study suggests. The study, āRace, ethnicity, and cognition in persons newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,ā was published in the…
February 21, 2020 News by Margarida Azevedo, MSc Spanish Modified Story Memory Technique Improves Cognitive Performance in Mexican Patients with MS, Study Says The Spanish version of the modified Story Memory Technique improves learning and life satisfaction of Mexican patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests.Ā The tool, developed by the Kessler Foundation, has the potential to address the lack of cognitive rehabilitation interventions that are culturally…
November 22, 2019 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Black and Hispanic RRMS Patients Show High Levels of Immune Cells Linked to Antibodies, US Study Reports African-AmericansĀ and Hispanics with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) have higher blood levels of plasmablasts,Ā a type of inflammatory immune cell that produces antibodies, than do Caucasians with this disease, a study found. The study āBlack African and Latino/a identity correlates with increased plasmablasts in MSā was published in the journal…
May 22, 2017 News by James Frederick, PA-C, MMSc US Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely to Get Neurological Care in Doctor’s Offices and Clinics African- and Hispanic-Americans are less likely than whites to receive care for neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis in a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a study. Many of them end up in a hospital emergency room after failing to obtain treatment that could have helped them avoid an…
June 6, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Hispanic MS Patients Featured in Film to Promote Health, Self-Care The āComprehensive Care in MS and Symptom Managementā session at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) 2016 Annual Meeting, included a different kind of contribution – Ā the presentation of a short film exposing the health challenges specific to Hispanic patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Intended to promote…
June 6, 2016 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD #CMSC16 – Sexual Dysfunction in Hispanic MS Patients Exists with Other Issues, Study Shows Sexual dysfunction correlates with depression and bladder dysfunction in Hispanic patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to the results of a recent study presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC). The study, āSexual Dysfunction and Its Correlation to Depression and Bladder Dysfunction in…