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Telemedicine Found Effective During Italy’s COVID-19 Lockdown

Telemedicine is a feasible and effective method of remote care for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, an Italian study suggests. The study, ā€œTelemedicine during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Outpatients Service Perspective,ā€ was published in the journal Neurology International. The…

#MSVirtual2020 – Early Intensive DMT Use in RRMS Appears More Effective Than Escalation

Early use of high efficacy disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) is more effective than the traditional approach ā€” that of an escalating treatment regimen ā€” at delaying disability progression in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisĀ (RRMS), a real-life study from Italy reports. People later moving to more aggressive treatment also appeared…

Need to Know: Does Air Pollution Cause MS?

Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā€ 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…