MS Journey
April 11, 2025
I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when I was 26 years old, though I knew something was wrong for months. I couldn’t stay awake. I was confused. I had memory loss, numb feet, blurry vision, and sometimes saw double. But because I was overweight, almost every doctor I saw told me to lose weight, as if that would solve everything. They weren’t entirely wrong—I did need to lose weight—but weight loss wasn’t going to stop the flare that was happening in my spine. I was 25 when the symptoms...
Your gut microbiome, your health.
April 11, 2025
The human gut microbiome comprises approximately 100 trillion microbes representing the most complicated interaction between microbiota and the human body. Collectively, these microbes inhabiting your gut are termed symbionts, which means “fellow travelers” or species different from us that live within us (1). Amongst these symbionts are mutualists, commensals, and pathogens, that is, microbes that are helpful and some that are harmful (1). Due to intense selection pressure by the host (...
Welcome Letter
March 12, 2025
Dear Readers, Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of the Weill Cornell MS Center! It is with immense joy, excitement and hope that we bring this to you. This has been a long time coming, it's part of a patient centered initiative we are implementing at our center, recognizing the multi-dimensional aspects of patient care and the vital role of community. We hope launching this newsletter brings together the MS Center's 3500+ strong member community. The format of the newsletter was decided upon...
