Bringing Together a Community of Researchers – 2019 endMS Conference
On December 8-11, 2019 in Calgary, Alberta, the MS Society of Canada held the 2019 endMS Conference to bring together multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Mother daughter duo speak to the reality of living with MS in Canada
We recently asked Saskatchewan residents, Danika (31), former care worker, and her mother Sherry, about their experiences being directly affected by multiple sclerosis…
Moving a Country to Change: The Story Behind M-192
We would all move mountains for the one’s we love. Fort McMurray-Cold Lake Member of Parliament, David Yurdiga, wanted his wife’s story heard…
Faces Behind the Science: Asanga Weliwitigoda
Name: Asanga Weliwitigoda Affiliation: Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Stage of research: Postdoctoral fellowship Focus on: Mechanisms of disease How I’m involved…
Faces Behind the Science: Marc-André Lécuyer
Name: Marc-André Lécuyer Affiliation: University of Gottingen Stage of research: Postdoctoral fellowship Focus on: Mechanisms of disease How I’m involved with MS research:…
Understanding the Canadian Proactive Cohort Study for People Living with MS: a conversation with Dr. Jiwon Oh
As one of the leading MS researchers in the country, researcher and clinician Dr. Jiwon Oh is ambitious to say the least. In…
Making the Right Call
Guest post by Frances Bartlett “We get calls from newly diagnosed people and their family members–often, they’re in shock and looking for reassurance,”…
Women in the changing world: International Women’s Day 2017
Women in Canada are three times more likely to develop MS than men. Women also face significant barriers to finding reliable information about…
