The secret to offset a negative review is to balance it out with a five-star review. If you only have one review, and it’s a negative one, there’s not much you can do about it. A better approach might be to ask 30 patients who...
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Study findings indicate that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) often experience challenges...
Read MoreThe socioeconomic disparity increases retinal neurodegeneration in patients MS, according to a study published in Brain. Investigators are determined whether socioeconomic status (SES) correlated with disease progression in MS...
Read MoreSmartphone keystroke dynamics (KD) showed good responsiveness to variations in disease activity, fatigue, and clinical disability in patients with MS, with better responsiveness than frequently used clinical measures, according...
Read MoreOne of my group’s employed surgeons was injured and has serious weakness in his dominant hand and wrist due to radicular trauma. Before he could return, we therefore required him to be evaluated by a neurologist and an...
Read MoreThere are increasing calls to discipline or de-credential doctors who are spreading anti-vaccine, anti-mask, and other pandemic misinformation. While statistics show that 96% of US physicians are vaccinated, a handful repeatedly...
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Although only in its beginning stages, the global healthcare gamification market is anticipated to...
Read MoreWe spoke with Dr. MedLaw to discuss the recent 7:2 decision that the Supreme Court issued in its third holding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What was the history of this case? In 2017, the individual mandate penalty was re-...
Read MoreDuring a recent PW Podcast, Rachel Giles, MD, from Medicom Medical Publishers, spoke with Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)...
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Patients with MS who received anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (aCD20) treatment can mount T-cell...
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Depression in MS may increase risk for incident vascular disease and mortality, and the effects of...
Read MoreA survey by The Harris Poll shows that since the pandemic, nearly three in 10 Americans have initiated or increased their use of supplements, bringing the percentage of daily supplement users to more than 75% of adults. The poll...
Read MorePain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are prevalent in the year following diagnosis of MS/ clinically isolated syndrome, according to a study published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Investigators examined rates of pain,...
Read MoreAccording to a March 2021 release by InstaMed, “Trends in Healthcare Payments Eleventh Annual Report: 2020,” payer trends in healthcare payments have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years....
Read MoreIt’s your first real vacation in 2 years and the cabin loudspeaker comes on: “Is there a doctor on board?” Now what? Ethically, if you can help, you should help, but there is no duty to an ill or injured passenger to compel your...
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The timed 25-foot walk (T25FW) is the most common standalone measure of ambulation in the...
Read MoreHigh-efficacy disease-modifying therapies may reduce flare-ups in recently active secondary pro- gressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), but they do not appear to offer any advantage over low-efficacy therapies for slowing...
Read MoreBlack Americans with MS experience a higher disease burden than White patients, according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers compared MS characteristics, including self- reported disability, objective neurologic...
Read MoreAs the average age of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) increases, it becomes even more critical to accurately measure the degree of disability among those with MS, explains Sharon Lynch, MD. “Expanded Disability Status Scale...
Read MoreFor patients with MS, African-American and Hispanic-American race/ethnicity are associ- ated with higher overall disability and higher symptom severity versus White race/ethnicity, according to a study published in Neurology:...
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