Many recovering drug addicts (myself included) have a recurring nightmare: You wake up one morning and suddenly all of the work you have put into staying sober is gone. Maybe you’re returning to ...

Rituximab and ocrelizumab go head to head in randomized trial ...

Symptoms and frequency of relapses vary widely from person to person with the most common form of multiple sclerosis — and doctors aren’t entirely sure why. But, what exactly does a relapse look like?

For patients with newly diagnosed relapsing multiple sclerosis and recent disease activity, rituximab is noninferior to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsq) as the first and only twice-a-year, 10-minute subcutaneous injection for people with relapsing ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is traditionally considered a benign precursor plasma cell disorder with minimal risk of progression to multiple myeloma or ...

Up to 85% of the people who receive a diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disorder multiple sclerosis (MS) have the relapsing-remitting (RR) disease course. This means that people have relapses -- also ...

MS is due to the body’s defence system, or immune system, attacking the insulating cover of myelin that protects the nerves. This damages the nerves and impairs their ability to pass on electric ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...

Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more ...

Q: Who should I consult for relapsing fever? A: In case of fever that lasts for more than a week especially in endemic areas or in people traveling to areas where relapsing fever is prevalent, the ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disorder of the immune system, where the myelin coating the nerve cells is damaged by antibodies formed by the defence system of the body. This affects the functioning of the ...