Featuring Barry A. Hendin, MD MSAA’s Chief Medical Officer Question: What causes the pain and tight pressure around the body known as an “MS hug,” how is it treated, and can it be avoided? Answer: The causes of the MS … Continue reading → Source:…
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), delivered in person, online, or by telephone, can ease depression in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) within about two months, but diminishing benefits over time show that follow-up sessions may be needed, according to a meta-analysis of multiple studies. “This recommendation…
Tweet Todays paper I read from Science Immunology 2026 creates a new mechanism for CD20-depleting antibodies. Immunologists have suggested that CD20-depleting antibodies work because they are affecting T cells. One idea is because T cells are suggested to nibble B cells to take CD20 onto…
Eating greater amounts of ultra-processed foods is significantly linked to a higher likelihood of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in childhood or adolescence, a new study that used data from Canada and the U.S. has found. In fact, according to the researchers, each additional 10% consumption…
I was supposed to have my first colonoscopy this week. I’m at that age when it’s recommended that you have one regularly, so it wasn’t like I didn’t know it was coming. Prepared doesn’t mean excited, though, so I can’t say that I was too…
May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in Canada, and MS Canada is preparing a range of initiatives that let Canadians show support and raise awareness for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The awareness month represents an opportunity to increase understanding of the neurological disease, highlight the…
Tweet Anyone old enough to have watched the Marathon Man starring Dustbin Hoffman will remember these words as the Evil Dentist Szell drilled holes into the teeth as a bit of torture to get info from the hero of the film. I didnt have anaesthetic…
Among people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and highly active disease, Mavenclad (cladribine) treatment resulted in stable or better cognitive function over two years. That’s according to new data from the Phase 4 CLARIFY-MS study (NCT03369665), which also demonstrated that Mavenclad can stabilize employment…
Living with multiple sclerosis has taught me that some of the hardest symptoms to explain are the ones no one else can see. For me, one of those is itchiness. Not the kind that comes from dry skin or a mosquito bite, but something deeper,…