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12/27/2025

🌙 Better Sleep with MS 💙

MS Focus Magazine shares helpful tips for creating a calming bedtime routine when living with Multiple Sclerosis. From keeping your room cool to powering down electronics and practicing simple relaxation techniques, small changes can make a big difference in the quality of your sleep.

👉 Read more: https://msfocusmagazine.org/Magazine/Magazine-Items/Exclusive-Content/2025/Cool,-calm,-and-collected

12/25/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the MS & Neuromuscular Center of Excellence! ✨🎄

To our incredible patients, families, caregivers, and community we are grateful for the trust you place in us throughout the year. Your strength, resilience, and courage continue to inspire our entire team.

As we celebrate the season, we wish you moments of peace, comfort, and connection. May the holidays bring warmth to your home and hope to your heart. 💙

From all of us at the MS & Neuromuscular Center of Excellence, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

12/23/2025

🎧 New Podcast Episode for the MS Community! ❄️🧠

Winter weather can create unique challenges for people living with Multiple Sclerosis, from temperature sensitivity to mobility changes. In this episode of Real Talk MS, Dr. James Stark breaks down why winter affects MS symptoms and shares practical tips to stay safe, comfortable, and confident through the colder months.

If you or someone you love is navigating MS this winter, this episode is a must-listen.

👉 Listen Here:
https://realtalkms.com/episode-430-navigating-winter-weather-when-youre-living-with-ms-with-dr-james-stark/

Episode 430: Navigating Winter Weather When You’re Living with MS with Dr. James Stark Almost everyone with MS is aware of their sensitivity to heat. But cold weather presents a whole different set of challenges that we don't always think about. This week, I'm talking with Dr. James Stark about sa...

12/18/2025

✨ Inspiring Representation on TV! ✨

Jamie-Lynn Sigler beloved for her role as Meadow Soprano is returning to television in a powerful new way. She’ll guest-star on Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Laura Kaplan, a urologist living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), in the episode airing January 15, 2026. 🩺💙

What makes this especially meaningful? The role was created for her and it reflects her real-life experience with MS, a journey she’s lived with for more than two decades. Sigler has been a vocal advocate for MS awareness and continues to inspire others by sharing her story. 🙌

💬 As she shared on Instagram: “If you told me 20 years ago that I would play a role on one of my favorite shows, not having to hide my MS but having it inspire a story… I would have never believed you.”

Representation matters and this story is helping shine a spotlight on resilience, advocacy, and living boldly with chronic illness. 💜

The 'Sopranos' alum has lived with MS for more than two decades.

12/15/2025

🚨 Major Advance in MS Diagnosis! 🚨
Clinicians now have powerful new tools to diagnose Multiple Sclerosis (MS) earlier and more accurately meaning patients can get on appropriate therapies sooner. 🧠💡

🧪 Thanks to updated international consensus recommendations and revised diagnostic criteria, neurologists can now use advanced imaging markers like paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) and the central vein sign (CVS) on MRI alongside traditional assessments to identify MS with greater confidence in a single visit. This represents a big step forward in reducing delays that previously slowed diagnosis and treatment.

🩺 Earlier diagnosis lets people access disease-modifying therapies sooner, potentially preventing irreversible neurological damage and improving long-term outcomes.

This evolution in MS care highlights how research and innovation are transforming the patient journey from uncertainty to early, precise diagnosis and better tailored care.

The faster patients can be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the sooner they can begin taking the powerful medications that can prevent further brain damage.

12/08/2025

🚨 Big news for the MS community! 🚨
Octave Bioscience is partnering with Quest Diagnostics to massively expand access to the MSDA Test a blood-based test that measures disease activity in people with Multiple Sclerosis. 🎯

👉 What this means: doctors can now refer patients to any of Quest’s ~7,000 centers nationwide for a simple blood draw. That makes the test far easier to get, wherever you live.

🧪 Why it matters: the MSDA Test tracks 18 protein biomarkers to give a clear, data-driven “disease activity” score helping physicians and patients make more informed treatment decisions. Multiple Sclerosis News Today

💬 To everyone dealing with MS this could be a game-changer for more consistent, accessible monitoring and better personalized care.

Octave is collaborating with Quest Diagnostics to expand access to its MSDA blood test, used to measure disease activity in MS, in the U.S.

12/01/2025

🧠 More than half of Americans over 180 million people may be living with a neurological disorder. A major new analysis finds that roughly 54% of the U.S. population is affected, making conditions like migraines, tension-type headaches, diabetic neuropathy and many others far more common than many realize.

👉 The takeaway: neurological disorders are widespread and it’s time we treat brain health as a public health priority. Whether you or a loved one is living with a neurological condition or know someone who is spreading awareness matters now more than ever.

Read more: “One in Two Americans May Be Living with a Neurological Disorder, New Study Finds” — via The Debrief. The Debrief

More than half of Americans, roughly 54% of the population, are living with a neurological disease or disorder, according findings detailed in a new study.

11/27/2025

🦃🍂 Happy Thanksgiving from Our Team to Yours! 🍂🦃

Today, we’re especially grateful for our incredible patients, providers, staff, and community who trust us every day. Your support, kindness, and resilience inspire us to show up with purpose and deliver the highest level of care.

May your day be filled with good food, meaningful moments, and the people who matter most.
Thank you for being a part of our family we’re truly thankful for you. 🤎

Wishing everyone a safe, warm, and joyful Thanksgiving! 🥧✨

11/24/2025

🦃✨ a Holiday Reminder for your Brain 🧠
This holiday is all about gratitude and caring for your health is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. Small choices at the dinner table can help protect your brain for years to come.



https://www.uhhospitals.org/blog/articles/2024/06/5-brain-boosting-foods

11/20/2025

🧠 Don’t Ignore the Signs!
When should you see a neurologist?

If you’re noticing new or persistent issues like:
⚡ Headaches that are changing or intensifying
⚡ Numbness, tingling, or weakness
⚡ Memory loss or confusion
⚡ Vision or speech changes
⚡ Loss of balance or coordination

These could be early signs your nervous system needs attention.
At the MS & Neuromuscular Center for Excellence, our neurologists are here to help you find answers and care you can trust. 💙

Whether you’re experiencing memory issues, anxiety, or just don’t feel like yourself, knowing when to see a specialist can empower you to take control of your health

11/17/2025

✨Let us know of any insurance changes - especially if you receive Infusion Therapy treatment with us ✨

Many insurance and copay assistance programs reset on January 1st. To ensure your infusion treatments stay on schedule in the new year, please let us know of any 2026 insurance changes by December 30. Not updating your insurance information may result in a delay or the need to reschedule your appointment.

You can easily send us your insurance updates through the patient portal or call our clinic at 813-993-7235.

Thank you for helping us keep your care running smoothly! 💙

11/17/2025

🧠 New Insight on Migraine Triggers

Recent research shows that it’s not just food, sleep, or weather that can trigger migraines — disruptions in your daily routine may play a big role. A study found that when a person’s day veers significantly from their usual pattern, their risk of a migraine within the next 12–24 hours goes up.

For everyone impacted by migraines and the teams who support them: this finding underscores the value of routine stability, consistent self-monitoring and personalized care.

📝 At MSN, we’re committed to staying at the forefront of neurology research and supporting our patients and partners with evidence-based insights.

Any major disruption to your daily routine can be strongly linked to a higher risk of a migraine attack, says a Harvard study.