COVID-19: a thought-provoking, dire warning by WHO’s Dr Mike Ryan
It is time to take mental and emotional health more seriously. If not your own, then try to understand the impact medical professionals feel each day, experiencing repeated exposure to abhorrent events that turned hospital wards into medical warzones.
COVID-19: MS; Children; Mental health Resources
Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 can take an emotional toll. If you worry about what could happen, it can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children and make people feel isolated and lonely. However, you are not powerless. Coping with stress in a healthy way can help you get through this difficult time and will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.
Understanding clinical trials
A clinical trial is a research study in which volunteers receive investigational treatments under the supervision of a physician and other research professionals. These treatments are developed by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies who select qualified physicians, also known as investigators, to conduct clinical trials to determine the benefits of investigational drugs. Clinical trials are usually conducted in three phases (I, II, III). Only a small number of people participate in phase I trials while the later phases involve a larger number of volunteers. To get involved in MS research in the US, please click here. © Willeke Van Eeckhoutte and Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me, 2011-2017. Unauthorised use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used,…
MS News: May 2017
2017 Meeting American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Aubagio in people at risk of MS Cladribine Gilenya Lemtrada long-term data Lemtrada and black people Opicinumab Siponimod Importance of early effective treatment NEDA challenged Measuring disease activity in progressive MS Predicting risk of conversion to SPMS Risk factors for MS in children and teenagers
Top 10 MS support pages on Facebook
Searching for a Facebook support page for people with MS? Look no further!
MS News: April 2017
The latest MS news about clinical trials, research, treatments, mental & emotional health, diet and lifestyle, including highlights from Barts MS Blog
MS News: March 2017
Highlight still on American Healthcare Act, the replacement plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) released by Congress on March 6, 2017 Society Releases Statement on American Health Care Act National MS Society Urges Lawmakers to Oppose American Health Care Act Reducing Out-of-Pocket Cost Barriers to Specialty Drug Use Under Medicare Part D: Addressing Researchers find patients’ annual financial burden under Medicare Part D is ‘too much too soon’ New book by the honourable American/Irish author and friend Trevis Gleason! Chef Interrupted: Discovering Life’s Second Course in Ireland with Multiple Sclerosis Highlight! Blood Diagnostic Test for Multiple Sclerosis to be Released in May 2017
