The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet later this month to consider approval of two bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccines that are reportedly effective against the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529). Both boosters were developed by Moderna and are variations of the company’s original mRNA-1273 vaccine. Read More
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CLINICAL CASES IN MS – CASE 5: A CLINICALLY STABLE PATIENT PLANNING A PREGNANCY
June 15, 2022Click here to watch Dr. Courtney Casserly discuss the case and the responses to the survey.
Alison, 31, is a lawyer, married with no children. She was diagnosed with RRMS in 2014. Her initial presentation was vertigo, diplopia and mild ataxia. EDSS score was 2.0. She was started on glatiramer acetate but was switched to fingolimod in 2016 after experiencing two relapses. Read More
How much B cell suppression is needed in MS?
May 30, 2022Includes a comparison of anti-CD20 therapies (rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab), depth and duration of B cell suppression, time to B cell reconstitution, and current data on reduced-dose regimens, extended-interval dosing and personalized dosing.
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Revisions proposed for McDonald criteria
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