This year marks the centenary of two important events in medicine. In January of 1922, Frederick Banting became the first to successfully treat diabetes with intravenous insulin. (Nicolae Paulescu was less celebrated for opting for the rectal route and is now better known as the founder of a Romanian fascist party.) Read More
Neurology
SPMS – the year in review
December 3, 2021The year 2021 saw several important shifts in how secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) is viewed and which may lead to improvements in diagnosis and management. Read More
Multiple sclerosis and COVID vaccination – recent findings
November 24, 2021The following is a summary of updated recommendations and new data on COVID-19 vaccination in MS patients. (See also DMTs and vaccine response in MS: the evidence to date, NeuroSens, July 27, 2021.) Read More
High-efficacy DMTs – Early treatment and novel endpoints
November 22, 2021ECTRIMS SPECIAL REPORT
The recently concluded European Committee on Treatment and Research in MS (ECTRIMS) annual meeting presented a number of new approaches for evaluating the efficacy of high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies. Read More
ECTRIMS special report: Update on anti-CD20 agents
November 9, 2021The European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (ECTRIMS) annual meeting presented new data that helped to clarify the mode of action of anti-CD20 agents and address some safety issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More