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MS Voice Newsletter – May 2024: World MS Day Special Edition

May 30, 2024 | Life with MS, MS Voice, My Story, News, Newsletter, Treatments

Welcome to the 2024 World MS Day Special Edition of MS Voice – your trusted source for the latest updates, information and inspiring stories from Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand. World MS Day is an international awareness day for everyone affected […]


World MS Day 2024

May 27, 2024 | Life with MS, My Story, News

As a member of the MS International Federation (MSIF), MSNZ is proud to be involved with World MS Day which is officially marked on 30 May each year. World MS Day is a global awareness raising campaign for multiple sclerosis. Every year, the MS […]


Share Your Story – Sativex and Medical Cannabis

April 29, 2024 | Advocacy, Aids, Funding, Life with MS, My Story

Sativex, or Cannabidiol with tetrahydrocannabinol, is an add-on treatment approved by Medsafe for symptom improvement in patients with moderate to severe spasticity due to multiple sclerosis (MS). It is indicated for people who have not responded adequately to other anti-spasticity […]


The best of life with Prue Young

September 13, 2023 | Awareness Week, Life with MS, My Story

Featured in M2 Woman – written by Andre Rowell: https://www.m2woman.com/the-best-of-life/ As a heli medic, she is no stranger to high stakes, rapid decisions, and life-saving efforts. Yet, while her career itself demands an extreme level of commitment, Prue’s personal life […]


Liz Gasson on living life with MS

September 13, 2023 | Awareness Week, Life with MS, Media, My Story

Featured in Woman magazine: https://womanmagazine.co.nz/multiple-sclerosis-awareness-week-liz-gasson-on-living-life-with-ms/ Liz Gasson and her cycling coach Steve Bale are fresh off a plane when their faces pop into the zoom call, having just arrived at their accommodation in Salt Lake City. This is the third […]