MS News & Perspectives

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about Cionic’s Neural Sleeve and how it reduced foot drop and eased other symptoms in a small clinical trial. He also reads “Grappling With the Sensory Overload That Can Come With MS” from Beth Ullah’s column “Through the Looking Glass.” =================================== Are you interested in learning mo...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how a study found that alcohol intake was not associated with the risk of multiple sclerosis, whereas beer intake was linked to an increased risk. He also reads “The Journey Toward My Primary Progressive MS Diagnosis”, from Stephen De Marzo’s column, “Goldilochs.” =================================== Are you intereste...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge reads a news article about how Dysport won a positive opinion in Europe for managing urinary incontinence in adults with multiple sclerosis. He also reads “Does Medical Marijuana Help the Pain That Comes With MS”, a column from Ed Tobias’ “The MS Wire.” =================================== Are you interested in learning more abo...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how MS can increase the risk of potentially life-limiting problems like pneumonia, as a team of scientists in the U.S. and China conducted an study to identify the link between MS and mortality risk. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Evusheld, Immunotherapy, Blood Test, Aubagio”, from Ed Tobias’ co...

Annie Brewster is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and the founder and executive director of Health Story Collaborative. She is also a person with multiple sclerosis. Listen as they discuss how being a patient shifted Dr. Brewster’s perception of medical care, and what inspired her to share her own per...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discuses how Evusheld was found to boost immune responses against COVID-19 among vaccinated multiple sclerosis patients. He also reads the new Expert Voices installment, in which Dawn Ehde, PhD, answers questions about pain management for people with multiple sclerosis. =================================== Are you interested in...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how a phase 1/2 clinical trial is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a cutting-edge immunotherapy called extracorporeal photopheresis in people with MS. He also reads “How I’m Making the Most of My Limited Energy as Someone With MS”, from Jamie Hughes’ column, “A Life in Letters.” ============================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about how the pandemic’s negative aspects were associated with worse MS disability in patients living in Italy and in the U.S. He also reads “Romance Means We Took the Weekend Off MS, Nearly”, from John Connor’s column “Fall Down, Get Up Again.” =================================== Are you interested in lea...

Follow us on social media! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msnewstoday/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MSNewsToday Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/multiplesclerosisnewstoday/ Our #31DaysOfMS campaign is highlighting the different ways to do life with MS. Melody Sapien and Rennie Rankin, two of the campaign’s contributors, chatted with us live about their experience. Listen to this convers...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, explains how more than half of multiple sclerosis patients on Aubagio showed no evidence of disease activity after two years, according to a study. He also reads”A Road Trip From Florida Maryland With No Bladder Incontinence”, by Ed Tobias, from his column “The MS Wire.” =================================== Are you interested i...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on the effectiveness of Ponvory that has emerged from analyzing a database of multiple sclerosis clinical trials compiled by Certara. He also reads “Tipping the Scale: When Today’s Choices Become Tomorrow’s Consequences”, from Beth Ullah’s column “Through the Looking Glass.” ===============================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how the U.S. Department of Defense awarded $3.9 million to study the mental and physical health of multiple sclerosis patients following a low-glycemic diet. He also reads “How I Get Through My Days - More Importantly, Please Tell Me How You Get Through Yours”, from John Connor’s column, “Fall Down, Get...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how lesions in three specific brain regions may help distinguish people with MS from those with other inflammatory brain diseases He also reads “Another Busted Cane Leads to a Search for Something Better” from Ed Tobias' column "The MS Wire." =================================== Are you interested in lea...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about how people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, and those with greater MS-related disability, have a much higher risk of serious infections. He also reads “Hoping for Medical Debt Relief? This Nonprofit Just Might Help”, by Ed Tobias, from his column "The MS Wire.” ==========================...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how high free vitamin D levels in circulation before the age of 20 are linked with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: DMTs and Symptoms, Aquatic Exercise, Infections”. by Ed Tobias, from his column "The MS Wire." ============...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge discusses how ABX-002, Autobahn Therapeutics' experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis, promoted restoration of the myelin sheath. He also reads “It’s Time to Start Thinking About Seasonal Adjustments and MS" by Beth Ullah, from her column "Through the Looking Glass." =================================== Are you interested...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how among MS patients on rituximab, higher immune B-cell counts are predictive of a better antibody-based response to a COVID-19 vaccine. He also reads “No Crisis, No Column? OK, Fine: Everything Takes So Long With MS” from John Connor's column, "Fall Down, Get Up Again." =================================== Are you i...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article on how a registry data study found about half of newly diagnosed RRMS patients burdened by 'hidden' disabilities including fatigue and depression. He also reads “After Standing Still, Finding My Next Step”, from Beth Ullah's column, "Through the Looking Glass." =================================== Are you i...

As a Physical Therapist & Multiple Sclerosis Specialist, Dr. Gretchen Hawley FT, DFT, MSCS is passionate about helping people with multiple sclerosis gain strength, mobility, and independence. Listen in as Jenn and Dr. Hawley discuss the online MS wellness program, The MSing Link, what inspired Dr. Hawley to specialize in MS, and the creative ways you can seek wellness. Join the conversation o...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads a news article about how findings suggest that disease severity, brain volume loss, and brain lesions are able to predict later cognitive declines in people with RRMS. He also reads “Hunt for EBV Vaccine Gets a Boost From NIH”, from Ed Tobias' column, "The MS Wire." =================================== Are you interested...

Follow us on social media! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msnewstoday/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MSNewsToday Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/multiplesclerosisnewstoday/ Our #31DaysOfMS is shedding a light on the different ways our community does life with MS. Carolyn Hinds, one of the campaign’s contributors, chatted to us live about her own experience. This chat on all things MS wa...

Follow us on social media! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msnewstoday/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MSNewsToday Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/multiplesclerosisnewstoday/ Our #31DaysOfMS campaign offers many experiences! We have organized a live event for you to meet two of the campaign’s contributors, Tyler Campbell and Laurie Lambert. This chat on all things MS was hosted by our ver...

Follow us on social media! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msnewstoday/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MSNewsToday Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/multiplesclerosisnewstoday/ Our #31DaysOfMS campaign has shined the spotlight on the MS community for the last four weeks. To wrap things up, we invited Arelis Castillo and Desiree Lama, two of our MS News Today moderators, to join us in a conv...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reports on how Canadians with multiple sclerosis said cannabis was highly effective in treating sleep issues, pain, stress, fatigue, and muscle spasms. He also reads “MS News That Caught My Eye Last Week: Cannabis, Keto Diet, Tysabri, MS Unknowns”, from Ed Tobias' column, "The MS Wire." =================================== Are...

Multiple Sclerosis News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads an article about a finding that could lead to treatment approaches that would instruct the immune system to "tolerate" the molecules wrongly targeted in MS. He also reads the latest article on our Expert Voices series, which focuses on the use of cannabis in people with multiple sclerosis. ===============================...