Susie Wyss used to inject herself daily with a medication for multiple sclerosis. “The injection hurt. It caused welts, bruises, and sometimes permanent lipoatrophy,” Wyss told more than 800 people ...

Don’t be embarrassed to tell your doctor if you “gotta go, gotta go” or “gotta go and can't go,” says neurologist Mitzi Joi Williams. Treatments can help.

Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) is the newest infusion treatment for MS. It was approved by the FDA in 2017. It’s the first drug used to treat primary progressive MS (PPMS). It’s also used to treat CIS ...

Less frequent Ocrevus infusions are just as effective in controlling MS, but may help limit the risk of side effects, per a ...

When starting treatment for MS, several factors should be discussed with a doctor, including your goals and which options are best for you. There are four main types of MS, and relapsing-remitting ...

And it’s an infusion that I only do every 6 months ... disease-modifying therapies are now approved to treat MS. The treatments range from oral medications to infusions to help ward off ...

When Melanie Gezel-Rangel went to Mexico last summer to undergo multiple sclerosis treatment, she didn’t know whether the associated costs and health risks would be worth the attempt to halt ...

When we think about MS treatment, I like to think of it as kind ... they may have some of the side effects like an infusion reaction. Or they may have stomach upset. Or they may have flu-like ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that looks ... The frequency can range from every other day to once a month. Intravenous ...

Neurological symptoms transiently increased after the first infusion for several hours ... while under licensed disease-modifying treatment for MS with the exception of mitoxantrone or NATA.

Hormonal changes at puberty may trigger disease activity, but DMTs reduced the risk, indicating more aggressive treatment may ...