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New research suggests MS is more common and affects a wider range of people than originally thought. Get the latest from Everyday Health.

WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For years, multiple sclerosis was seen as a disease that largely affects white people. But a new study finds that it's much more

Pandemic needs remain at the forefront, and a new MS drug is approved

Medically Reviewed You’ll need to be able to place your device on a stationary surface to show your doctor how you’re walking or moving other body parts. iStock When the COVID-19 pandemic first started sweeping through the United States in the spring of 2020, visits to doctors’ offices and medical clinics ground to a screeching halt, with patients staying home to avoid getting the virus. But people with chronic conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as those with acute medical problems other than COVID-19, still needed access to healthcare, and in short order, telemedicine ...

email article Most multiple sclerosis (MS) healthcare providers have used telemedicine to care for patients and want to keep using it, survey data showed. Of MS providers across the country who completed an online survey, 76% said they've used telemedicine to see patients, reported Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPH, of George Washington University in Washington, and colleagues, in a study presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2021, the annual meeting of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis. Video was the most common platform they used (87%), followed by phone (71%). Both ...