TG Therapeutics Awarded National Contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs for BRIUMVI as the Preferred Anti-CD20 for Relapsing Forms of Multiple Sclerosis
Published: Apr 18, 2024 NEW YORK, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX), announced that it has been awarded a national contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for BRIUMVI® (ublituximab-xiiy) to be the preferred agent...
Centers of Excellence Added to Grow Neural Sleeve Use in MS Care
Cionic has added three renowned institutions on the East Coast to its national Centers of Excellence program, a move that expands the availability in the U.S. of the Neural Sleeve to people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions that affect...
Nykode’s Inverse Vaccines Ease Disease Severity in MS Mouse Model
Two inverse vaccines from Nykode Therapeutics — developed to teach the immune system not to respond against its own body — worked to reduce disease severity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis(MS), new data show. This adds to earlier findings that the company’s...
Justice Department Publishes Proposed Rule to Reclassify Cannabis, Begins Accepting Public Comments
The Justice Department has published a proposed rule in the US Federal Register to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Cannabis has been classified as a Schedule I controlled substance since the creation of the Controlled...
My Graduate Studies Help Me Better Understand the Effects of Ableism
In previous columns, I’ve shared that I’m a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, but what exactly does that entail? Almost every time I tell someone I’m pursuing a doctorate in educational psychology, I’m met with the question, “What do you do?”...
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Educate and empower people with MS, their care partners, friends and family. We will guide people to organizations that may be able to assist with their needs.
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