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1 week ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Steve Bryson |Margarida Maia |Andrea Lobo |Leigh Nelson
A single 600 mg dose of Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy) — instead of the approved 150 mg initial dose plus a 450 mg dose two weeks later — was well tolerated by adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). That’s according to new data from the ENHANCE Phase 3b clinical trial (NCT05877963), which is evaluating the safety and efficacy of a modified treatment regimen of Briumvi.
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1 week ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Leigh Nelson |Patricia Inacio |Lindsey Shapiro
In recent months, I’ve attended a couple events in large stadiums. Last December, I went to the Music City Bowl college football game in Nashville, Tennessee, where Mizzou (the University of Missouri) beat the Iowa Hawkeyes. I also saw a Justin Timberlake concert at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Both events were great experiences for my family — except for my fear of falling.
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2 weeks ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Kevin Byrne |Leigh Nelson |Marisa Wexler
I remember the day of my relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis diagnosis, when I didn’t understand the weight of what I’d been told. I was only 17 years old and didn’t know what questions to ask, what the future held, or what I should’ve felt after hearing those words. Aside from feeling scared, overwhelmed, and numb, I just knew that I wanted to be OK. Looking back, here’s what I wish someone had told me that day, and in the days and months that followed.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Margarida Maia |Leigh Nelson |Marisa Wexler
More Stamina, a gamified mobile app, helped a small group of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) better manage their fatigue by becoming more aware of their energy levels and planning their activities more effectively, according to a study from Finland. “Fatigue is an invisible but life-altering symptom of MS,” Guido Giunti, MD, PhD, a digital health expert at the University of Oulu who led the More Stamina project and is the study’s lead author, said in a university news story.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Marisa Wexler |Lindsey Shapiro |Esteban Cerezo |Leigh Nelson
Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms did better than most neurologists at answering a 20-question assessment about multiple sclerosis (MS) in a recent study, suggesting that AI may be a helpful tool for MS care. Neurologists with an MS specialty scored as well, on average, as the AI platforms, while neurology residents with less than two years of training had the lowest scores.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Leigh Nelson |Ed Tobias |Mary M. Chapman
I flew to Detroit for work this month, then on to Phoenix to see my parents, and then back home to Kansas City, Missouri. But traveling by airplane has gotten more complicated for me because of my multiple sclerosis (MS). I don’t need assistive devices, so I know my situation could be significantly more difficult, and for that, I’m thankful. In light of those complications, though, I’ve changed my preparation and in-flight activities to make the experience more manageable.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Margarida Maia |Lindsey Shapiro |Leigh Nelson |Marisa Wexler
Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) walk more slowly and cover shorter distances over a certain time period than white people with the disease, a study in the U.S. finds. While the differences were somewhat attenuated when other factors that may impact walking ability were considered, such as age, gender, physical activity, disease severity, and insurance coverage, they still remained significant.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Lindsey Shapiro |Leigh Nelson |Andrea Lobo
Proposed revisions to the McDonald criteria, a set of diagnostic guidelines for multiple sclerosis (MS), may help diagnose people who could have been missed under earlier versions, according to a recent analysis. That includes people with radiological-only onset, when there are signs of disease on MRI scans but no obvious neurological symptoms, as well as individuals with atypical clinical presentations not specific for MS.
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1 month ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Leigh Nelson |Patricia Inacio |Benjamin Hofmeister |Susan Payrovi
I’ve noticed a lot of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) report that their disease worsens in the summer months, with fatigue and heat intolerance as common complaints. Not me. I seem to thrive in warmer weather, and I enjoy going outside for the heat. Instead, I struggle in the winter, and this year’s winter in Kansas City, Missouri, has felt particularly rough. We usually have what we consider milder weather, but these past months have brought us “snowmageddon,” ice storms, and frigid cold.
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2 months ago | 
multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com | Leigh Nelson |Marisa Wexler |Ed Tobias |Marta C. Figueiredo
My husband and I are both considering early retirement. We’d discussed it for the past five years but hadn’t made any firm decisions. Last month, we decided that we needed to get serious about planning for it. We met with a financial adviser for retirement planning advice at our investment firm. The meeting lasted about an hour. Lots of questions were asked of us and lots of numbers were discussed.
