The faces behind the research: Spotlight on wellness and MS, Part I
Today, the MS Society announced the three recipients of the Hermès Canada | MS Society Wellness Research Innovation Grant. Each grant recipient will…
Hack4Health: Innovative MS wellness solutions take centre-stage
It feels like only yesterday that Team Tera Bio Solutions (TBS), a group of creative, young science and engineering students at University of…
Chronic illness in the workplace: One company’s success story
“The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.” -Former US President Jimmy Carter Living…
Brief attack, lasting impact
by Robyn Cohen It took me almost a full year to recover after my first MS relapse. As this episode unravelled my life,…
Hacking health: What can technology teach us about multiple sclerosis?
Technology … meet the health care industry. Last fall we attended Canada’s first university-organized medical hackathon – a 36-hour event called Hack4Health at…
How to talk about MS after you’ve been diagnosed
Diane’s story Diane sits quietly in the neurologist’s office collecting her thoughts. She’s just received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. It didn’t come as…
THREE’S A CROWD: MAINTAINING A RELATIONSHIP WITH MS
Jesse and Pat met at work, the way so many adults do after they graduate. On their first date, Pat introduced Jesse to…
Tech development for MS symptom management
“Are you sure I can’t offer you tea?” Mrs. Bokhari, standing in the lobby of a high rise on the edge of Waterloo,…
Why are people having so much trouble getting help?
Today is trigeminal neuralgia awareness day – take a moment to educate yourself about the rare but exceptionally painful condition at http://tnac.org/tnac/ By…
What is MS?
Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with an estimated 77,000 Canadians living with the disease. While it is most often diagnosed in young adults aged 20 to 49, younger children and older adults are also diagnosed with the disease.