MS in the Media - 6 December 2019
30 November - 6 December 2019
These are links to news stories about multiple sclerosis from the last week that may be of interest to people affected by MS in the UK. The link beneath each item will take you to the original story.
Please note that the MS Trust did not write the original items and does not endorse their content nor any claims made in them.
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Size of disabled pay gap revealed
The average pay for someone with a disability is 12.2% less than someone without a disability according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures based on 2018. The ONS also found that half of working age people with a disability were not in employment
Source: BBC
Source: Office for National Statistics
MS Trust link: Working life
Herpesvirus associated with MS
Swedish research has been able to identify different types of herpesvirus - HHV-6A and HHV-6B. People with MS are more likely to have antibodies to HHV-6A than a control group of people without MS.
Source: Medical News Today
MS Trust link: Causes of MS
The effect of DMDs on hospital admissions
The period during which disease modifying drugs (DMDs) have been in use has seen a drop in hospital admissions, according to Canadian research. The length of hospital stays went up slightly.
Source: AJMC
MS Trust link: MS Decisions - a guide to drugs for relapsing MS
"Starting a podcast in lockdown helped us take ownership of the situation"
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
Comedian, Jeanette and Poet, Lytisha, talk about how creating their own podcast, about life with MS, led to lots of laughs, feelings of empowerment and a sense of community during lockdown.
Twelve year old Lacey hasn't been able to hug her dad for a year
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
Before lockdown Lacey visited her dad every other weekend, but Covid restrictions have meant she’s not been able to visit her dad in his care home and give him a hug since March 2020.
'This is my normal now. I rather like it.' Living with PPMS in lockdown
23 Apr 2021 - 00:00
John Peters tells us how his working life changed during lockdown and how he’ll be quite happy not to go back to ‘normal’.
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