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Suicidal ideation and suicide in MS
Mental health problems and suicide are the elephant in the MS consulting room.
9 hrs ago
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 159: breastfeeding on ocrelizumab
Should I delay breastfeeding due to the pre-medications, i.e. steroids and antihistamines that are given prior to each infusion?
Apr 21
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Gavin Giovannoni
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EMSP Conference 2026
Are you able to attend (24th-25th April)? Online places are still available.
Apr 21
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Gavin Giovannoni
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O'HAND Study - recognised by AAN
“When the facts change, I change my mind - what do you do, sir?”, John Maynard Keynes
Apr 17
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 158 - should ocrelizumab's license for treating PPMS be revoked?
The BMJ published a piece yesterday about a citizens' petition submitted to the FDA challenging its approval of ocrelizumab for treating primary…
Apr 16
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Should my MS be hit hard and early?
Should my MS be hit hard and early or is it okay to wait for high-efficacy DMTs?
Apr 15
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 157: heart rate variability and MS
I would be interested to know if this kind of hardcore medical information is useful for people with MS and their families.
Apr 5
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 156: Hypertensive crises
The assumption that hypertensive crises are always due to MS-related autonomic dysfunction needs to be challenged.
Apr 4
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 155 - Smouldering-associated worsening in an ageing patient on an anti-CD20
Does she need to continue her rituximab therapy? Can she simply stop her treatment, or does she need to switch to another treatment and if so, which…
Apr 2
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Gavin Giovannoni
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March 2026
Diagnosing MS: can we do better?
We are proposing a tiered approach to formulating MS diagnostic criteria designed to develop and validate new, biologically-based diagnostic criteria…
Mar 28
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Q&A 154: Measles and anti-CD20 treatment
WARNING: There is a case report of a young patient who contracted a fatal measles infection while on a rituximab-containing regimen despite being…
Mar 26
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Gavin Giovannoni
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Brazil - celebrating cladribine
A celebration to mark the first year of cladribine’s availability through the public healthcare system in Brazil to treat people with highly active…
Mar 23
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Gavin Giovannoni
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