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New real-world study supports long-term Ocrevus use in relapsing MS

In real-world clinical practice, Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) showed sustained effectiveness in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), with most patients remaining free from long-term worsening of disability over four years, according to a new study. Relapse rates and MRI disease activity were also low…

Is riding a bus bad for your health?

Tweet Now the title of this post seemingly has nothing to do with the content of the paper, but what this new paper says is air poluution is bad for you. We say NSS. However is it the air pollution that is the issue or…

M&M: Merck, Mayo Clinic team up to use AI to speed drug development in MS

Merck and Mayo Clinic have launched a research collaboration to use artificial intelligence (AI) and large-scale clinical data to accelerate drug discovery and development, with an initial focus on diseases with high unmet needs, including multiple sclerosis (MS). The partnership will combine Mayo’s extensive clinical…

Connection and Compassion: My MS Journey

By Dr. Eva Jackson Seeking Answers and Facing Uncertainty For many years, my health declined, and I found myself searching desperately for answers. Ireached out to my healthcare team, at times pleading for their help to uncover what was causingmy … Continue reading → Source:…

Measuring oligoclonal bands. Is it more an art than a science…No wonder people want a more useful alternative

Tweet Higgins V, Parker ML, Ahmed B, Bhayana V, Booth RA, Chen Y, Collier C, Freedman MS, Gagné M, Ismail OZ, Gifford JL, Macri J, Moore CS, Newbigging A, Olayinka L, Poliakov I, Rodriguez-Capote K, Schneider R, Thebault S, Yang L, Beriault DR. Best practice…

Early effective therapy is the Answer. If not what’s the question

Tweet Alroughani R, Ahmed SF. Treatment outcomes of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal observational study. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026 Jan 19;108:107024. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2026.107024. Epub ahead of print. Background: The evolution of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (HE-DMTs) has significantly shifted the…

MS patients see lasting benefits from Briumvi treatment, study says

Continued treatment with TG Therapeutics’ Briumvi (ublituximab) provides sustained clinical benefits for people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), particularly if started earlier. That’s according to data from the ULTIMATE I (NCT03277261) and ULTIMATE II (NCT03277248) Phase 3 clinical trials and their ongoing open-label…