Category: Multiple Sclerosis

Blogger @TrevisGleason muses on mixed messaging around face masks in the time of COVID-19

There have been plenty of mixed messages given about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic — but masking up could…

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Siponimod Shows EDSS Subscale Benefits in Secondary Progressive MS

Novartis’s S1P receptor modulator siponimod (Mayzent) showed benefits in a number of patients with SPMS on the Motor Integration and…

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What Is COVID-19 Doing to the Brain?

Evidence is emerging that the virus that causes COVID-19 can invade the central nervous system.  By Trevis Gleason For Life With…

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New 6-Year Data for Genentech’s Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) Show Earlier Treatment Initiation Nearly Halves Risk of Needing Walking Aid in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

Post-hoc analysis from 6 years of Phase III open-label extension studies showed Ocrevus treatment reduced the risk of needing a…

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What We Know About Multiple Sclerosis and COVID-19 – a Video by Stephen Krieger, MD

Stephen Krieger, MD DISCLOSURES  April 17, 2020 Click HERE to Subscribe for the MS Beacon Newsletter ………………………………………………………………………… This article is posted and…

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COVID-19 and MS – Global Data Sharing Initiative

https://msdataalliance.com/covid-19/covid-19-and-ms-global-data-sharing-initiative/#lnk01 #DataSavesLives – #MSCOVID19 As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds across the globe, the demand for data on the impact of…

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OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) Pregnancy Registry

OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) Pregnancy Registry https://www.ocrevuspregnancyregistry.com/ Do you have multiple sclerosis (MS) and are you pregnant? Then you may be able…

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Exercise and lifestyle physical activity recommendations for people with multiple sclerosis throughout the disease course.

Rosalind Kalb 1, Theodore R Brown 2, Susan Coote 3, Kathleen Costello 1, Ulrik Dalgas 4, Eric Garmon 1, Barbara Giesser 5, June Halper 6, Herb Karpatkin 7, Jennifer Keller 8, Alexander V Ng 9, Lara A Pilutti 10, Amanda Rohrig 11, Paul Van Asch 12, Kathleen Zackowski 1, Robert…

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Neurotoxicity After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Multiple Sclerosis

Ann Clin Transl Neurol . 2020 Apr 18.  doi: 10.1002/acn3.51045. Online ahead of print. Simon Thebault 1, Hyunwoo Lee 2, Gauruv Bose 1, Daniel Tessier 3, Mohammad Abdoli 1, Marjorie Bowman 1, Jason Berard 1, Lisa…

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Coronavirus and MS Reporting Database Announced by Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers & National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Coronavirus and MS Reporting Database Announced by Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers & National Multiple Sclerosis Society Click HERE to Register…

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