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The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is proud to announce the expansion and important milestone of the Multiple Sclerosis Implementation Network (MSIN), enrolling more than 1,000 participants across 20 sites nationwide. MSIN is a patient-driven collaboration that connects MS care centers throughout the United States. By sharing data and insights, participating centers can learn from each other to enhance care and improve outcomes for people living with multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis was front and center when neurologists from across the country and around the world convened in Chicago in April for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Researchers presented the results of more than 190 MS-focused studies during the meeting. They shared key data on investigational and approved disease-modifying therapies, factors that affect the course of MS, the impact of co-existing health conditions and the medications used to treat them, and approaches to symptom management. And, of course, no medical meeting these days is complete without reports on how artificial intelligence, or AI, is reshaping care.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is extremely proud to announce the appointment of Amanda Montague, EdM to the position of President and CEO. For more than 20 years, Ms. Montague has been a dynamic leader at MSAA, playing a vital role within the organization’s senior management team for much of that time.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is proud to announce our 12th Improving Lives Benefit, in support of the multiple sclerosis community, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET at The Switch House in Philadelphia, PA.

More than 1,800 MS clinicians, researchers, patient advocates, and others gathered in San Diego in early February for the 11th annual meeting of the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS). The theme for the ACTRIMS Forum 2026 session was “MS at a Crossroads,” and the hundreds of studies presented there demonstrated that the management of multiple sclerosis truly is at a critical, promising juncture.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) proudly recognizes March as MS Awareness Month and is pleased to highlight several programs to support the MS community. This month’s awareness campaign, “Your MS, Your Voice: The Power of Self-Advocacy,” focuses on self-advocacy strategies and offers insights from both the clinician and lived-experience perspectives

This edition of “What’s New in MS Research” includes important findings on steps that people with MS can easily incorporate into their daily routine to combat fatigue, reduce the risk of disability progression, and – literally – take even more steps.

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) is honored to announce that our 2025-2026 Art Showcase has received recognition from the Fall 2025 Digital Health Awards! Granted in the Web-based Digital Health category, we are proud to have received a Merit Award for this one-of-a-kind MSAA program.

All of us at MSAA, including staff members, our Board of Directors, and members of our advisory boards, along with the MS community, are mourning the loss of a truly wonderful neurologist and friend, Dr. Andrew Woo, who passed away on November 14, 2025. Dr. Woo will be terribly missed by everyone who had the great pleasure of knowing him.

There was an abundance of welcome news emanating from Barcelona, Spain in late September, when the world’s leading experts in MS gathered in that historic city for ECTRIMS 2025, this year’s annual meeting of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.