#multiple sclerosis

Researchers sought to debunk a longstanding racial medical myth.

Infection with EBV dramatically increased the odds of developing multiple sclerosis, suggesting vaccines could help prevent it.

A unique study has recruited only underrepresented individuals with relapsing MS.

Moving slower. Sleeping more.

Mononucleosis in teens may precipitate MS that remains undiagnosed for many years after the infection strikes.

Doctors say an exacerbation is hard to predict.

Hospital-diagnosed infections of youth between ages 11 and 19 are associated with an elevated risk of developing MS.

African Americans with multiple sclerosis face faster disease progression and poorer outcomes compared with their white peers.

My crown of dignity

I come with so much baggage for a relationship.

The same dose of MS therapy meds prescribed for white patients might not be as effective for Black people.

Starr Phipps endured years of stigma in school due to epilepsy. A non-medication treatment reduced the number of seizures she experienced.

I don’t intentionally miss appointments.

The technology used in COVID-19 vaccines may also be used to prevent other viral infections and to treat cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Your situation cannot be that bad.

I dread the isolation of my home.