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Mohammed Baashar

Making the Switch: Quitting smoking and living better with MS

After years of smoking, Mohammed Baashar quit to protect his health from worsening MS. With nicotine patches and determination, he's now healthier, stronger, and smoke-free.
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Taking flight - Antoinette's travels in a powered wheelchair

After some time away from longer trips, Antoinette decided to jet away. But would travelling in a powered wheelchair make things difficult? Read on to find out.
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Celebrating Conference 2025

The MS Trust proudly held the 28th annual conference in March 2025. The conference saw some of the best MS experts sharing their knowledge and insights, enabling us to put together a packed, varied and topical programme to best meet the audience’s needs.
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Allied Health Professionals' competency framework for progressive neurological conditions

A competency framework developed by MNDA, Parkinson's UK, TiMS (Therapists in MS) and the MS Trust which sets out the skills and knowledge needed for Allied Health Professionals working with people with progressive neurological conditions
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Competencies for health professionals

Competency frameworks for health professionals.
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Grants from Charitable Trusts and Foundations help the MS Trust provide information for people with multiple sclerosis and train health professionals.
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Tingling, burning and crawling - what are altered sensations in MS?

In this episode, we talk about altered sensations, a bunch of sensory symptoms that can occur in MS, such as burning, tingling, pins and needles, crawling, numbness, prickling. We talk to pain specialist Amanda Howarth and share some life hacks around living with altered sensations.
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5 tips to improve your nights when you are struggling to get to sleep with MS

Struggling to get restful sleep with MS? Our latest blog shares five top expert-backed tips to help you wind down, sleep better, and wake up feeling more refreshed.
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Flu season is here again

All adults and children with multiple sclerosis (MS) can have the flu jab for free. Here we explain why the vaccine is important for people with MS, all the groups that are eligible and how you can book yours.
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      • What is MS?
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      • How common is multiple sclerosis?
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      • Newly diagnosed
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    • Symptoms & diagnosis
      • Worried you have MS?
      • Signs and symptoms
      • How is MS diagnosed?
      • What's causing my symptoms?
      • Managing relapses
    • Drugs & treatments
      • How is MS treated?
      • Disease modifying drugs (DMDs)
      • MS Decisions
      • Drugs in development
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