February 27, 2024 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Black MS patients in US score poorly on walking, physical ability tests Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) scored lower on tests of walking and physical function than did white patients, regardless of social determinants of health such as education or income, a U.S. study reported. These findings add to a growing understanding of how MS manifests in Black people, and…
June 24, 2022 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Uncontrolled Hypertension More Likely in Black Americans With MS Black Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher chance of having uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension), despite being more likely to receive anti-hypertensive medication than white patients, a large study found. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and…
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 16, 2021 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Minorities With MS Voice Interest in Clinical Trials, But Concerns Evident Regardless of race or ethnicity, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) agree that clinical studies are important and show a willingness and interest in being participants, a primarily U.S. survey found. Those belonging to minority groups, however, are often deterred from taking part in MS studies for reasons that range…
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,…
October 6, 2020 News by Teresa Carvalho, MS Hypertension Quite Common Among MS Patients in US, Study Finds Hypertension is considerably more common among people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States than among those without the disease, a large data study reported. High blood pressure was found to be 42% more common among MS patients than non-patients adjusted for sex and age, with male…
September 25, 2019 News by Ana Pena PhD #ECTRIMS2019 – Should Vitamin D Supplements Be Recommended for MS? Yes, Researchers Say Editorās note: This is the second story in a three-part report examining experts’ answers to the question “Should vitamin D supplements be recommended for MS patients?”, which was a topic discussed at this year’sĀ Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple SclerosisĀ (ECTRIMS).Ā Here, we take an in-depth…
April 26, 2018 News by Alice MelĆ£o, MSc #AAN2018 ā MS Progresses Quickly in African-Americans and May Warrant Aggressive Treatment Multiple sclerosis in African-Americans progresses much faster than in Caucasian patients, new research reports, suggesting that blacks would benefit from a more aggressive treatment approach. Led by researchers at Johns Hopkins UniversityĀ and presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting taking place in Los Angeles through…
January 23, 2018 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Non-Hispanic Women Have Highest MS Mortality Rates, But Blacks Die Earlier, USC Survey Finds Non-Hispanic whites, especially females, are more likely to die from multiple sclerosis (MS) than any other racial group, though blacks tend to die earlier, concludes a study by researchers at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. Their survey, āMultiple Sclerosis Mortality by Race/ Ethnicity, Age, Sex,…
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…