Rise in MS diagnosis drives call for early care
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October 11, 2026
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Doctors across the Caribbean are reportedly seeing more people being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a trend linked to greater health awareness, earlier doctor visits, and quicker access to specialists.
Although exact regional figures are not yet available, neurologists report a clear rise in patients seeking assessment.
Against this backdrop, medical specialists and neurologists participated in a forum on MS on Saturday in Barbados. They stressed that modern treatments have greatly improved outcomes and overturned old beliefs about lifelong disability.
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