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Addressing Health Disparities in Central Nervous System Disorders: A Workshop Series
The National Academies’ Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders hosted a workshop series in April 2023 to better understand and address health disparities in…
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence
Using a centralized medical record database of 2.6 million persons in Southern California, researchers confirmed the higher prevalence of MS among Black and Caucasian communities…
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Race and Ethnicity on MS Presentation and Disease Course: ACTRIMS Forum 2019
This review summarizes current knowledge related to disease variability in Hispanics and African Americans. Topics include MS prevalence/incidence, mortality, clinical variability, age of onset, environmental…
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Racial disparities in Medicaid home and community-based service utilization and expenditures among persons with multiple sclerosis
The authors looked at disparities in utilization of home and community based services among White and Black individuals with MS covered by Medicaid.
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We Are ILL
We are ILL is a patient advocacy organization created to support, educate, and unite Black women with multiple sclerosis and to improve health equity for…
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Voices of MS: Our Experiences as Black Men with MS
Damian Washington, Tim Carr, Erik Nelson, & Zay Bell Brown discuss the challenges of living with MS as Black men.
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Multiple sclerosis in indigenous peoples of the Americas: A systematic review of incidence, prevalence, and outcomes
This systematic review explored the incidence, prevalence, and outcomes of Indigenous persons with MS.
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Minority Engagement in MS Research: Patient Recruitment Toolkit for Research Professionals
This toolkit is designed to help researchers learn more about MS in different racial and ethnic minorities, offer insights into patient concerns, and help with…
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Clinical Characteristics of Multiple Sclerosis in African-Americans
This review looks at risk factor exposure, disease course, biomarkers, socioeconomic status and access to healthcare between White and Black patients with MS. It also…
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