Eighty-five percent of patients with MS having Relapsing Remitting MS (RRMS), but what is a "relapse?" If you are confused by the words "relapse," "exacerbation" or "attack," you are not alone. This is confusing for patients, carepartners, primary and ER doctors and surprisingly even for... Read more
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is thought of as an autoimmune disease affecting the Central Nervous System. But what does that mean? Autoimmune means that the body's defense (immune) system is confused and attacks the body itself instead of foreign invaders (such as viruses). But usually in MS the part of the body that is attacked is the Central... Read more
America has some of the most hi-tech medicine in the world, but there is also a large gap in the care available for different people. My European colleagues are under the misperception that this gap is between the very wealthy and the very poor. While it is true that being very poor makes it difficult to get a lot of things, it is often the... Read more
Therapy for multiple sclerosis doesn't only mean medications made by pharmaceutical companies, but also physical and occupational therapy, cognitive and psychological therapy, meditation, yoga and other exercises and complementary and alternative medicines. Complementary and alternative medicine is actually a big group of... Read more
Multiple Sclerosis care is so rewarding because it is so multi-faceted - from the different types of presentation, different patients, different personalities, and different medication options. Fifteen years ago there were no FDA approved medications for MS. That has changed rapidly and so the pipeline for new medications grows every year.... Read more
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