News & stories

Stay in the know with the latest news, research and stories from the MS community. Find information on things that matter to you, from tips on managing symptoms, through to stories about different drugs and treatment options. Want to share your story with us? We'd love to hear from you.

15 August 2022

My accidental diagnosis led to a new career: Daniel's story

After finding out that he had multiple sclerosis by accident, Daniel’s life changed entirely. In this blog, he tells us about how the unexpected news led him to become a doctor.

11 August 2022

From London to Scotland: an update on the cycling adventures of Lis

Fundraiser, Lis van Lynden shares an update and some of the highlights from her 5,000 mile challenge, cycling around the coast of Great Britain to raise money for the MS Trust.

3 August 2022

How being Asian has affected my experience of living with multiple sclerosis

Multi-award winning health and disability advocate Trishna Bharadia blogs about her experiences of MS as someone from the South Asian community.

2 August 2022

Relationships and MS

Sometimes MS can feel like a barrier to our relationships, making it harder to maintain the ones that matter or develop new ones. In this episode we talk about these issues with Billy from Shift.ms, who lives with MS himself, and Flora from our helpline.

20 July 2022

Pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety common in first year after multiple sclerosis diagnosis

Pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety are common in established MS; this study monitored the symptoms during the first year after diagnosis of MS.

19 July 2022

Five minutes with a fundraiser: Huxley's Miles for MS

In May 2022, eight-year-old Huxley was inspired to take on his first Miles for MS running challenge. Here, Huxley tells us all about his motivation and how he ended up creating a song from the experience!

19 July 2022

When is a relapse not a relapse?

Have you ever been told you’re having a pseudo relapse? Helena from the MS Trust finds out that maybe a relapse isn't always a relapse after all.

14 July 2022

Heat sensitivity and MS

We catch up with Dr Nikos Evangelou about how and why heat affects people with MS. We also share some of your thoughts and real life experiences of heat sensitivity as well as tips on how to deal with it.

13 July 2022

The MS Trust introduces two new Trustees

Introducing Rebecca and Sally who are the latest Trustees to join the MS Trust board.

29 June 2022

Does a sense of humour help when you're living with MS?

Nigel Bartram was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 13 years ago. In his new book MS A Funny Thing (well s?metimes), he looks at some of the more comedic elements of living with a chronic illness.

28 June 2022

Talking advance care planning

Today we are talking about the often misunderstood topic of advance care planning. The MS Trust recently published an information book titled ‘Thinking ahead: setting out your wishes for your future care and treatment’.

21 June 2022

Updated NICE multiple sclerosis guideline contains some good news and some bad news

There are some positive points in the revised 2022 guideline but the MS Trust is disappointed that NICE has been unable to recommend Fampyra.