Christina Applegate's experience highlights challenges of diagnosing MS

Actress Christina Applegate announced that she had been misdiagnosed and does not actually have multiple sclerosis, a serious neurological condition she had previously been told she had.

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CrosscutLean Left· 6d ago

Christina Applegate's experience highlights challenges of MS

PBS NewsHourLean Left· 6d ago

Christina Applegate's experience highlights challenges of diagnosing MS

PhillyVoiceLean Left· 6d ago

Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS. It happens more than people may realize

Cleveland Plain DealerLean Left· 6d ago

Christina Applegate’s MS revelation puts spotlight on a difficult medical question

VoxLeft· 7d ago

What Christina Applegate’s misdiagnosis reveals about MS

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32 sources
Live ScienceCenter· 5d ago

Christina Applegate misdiagnosis: Why can MS be difficult to diagnose?

MedicalXpressCenter· 5d ago

Diagnostic uncertainty: Why losing a diagnosis can be as difficult as receiving one

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WKBN YoungstownCenter· 7d ago

Cleveland Clinic doctor explains why MS is hard to diagnose

FOX 8 ClevelandCenter· 7d ago

Cleveland Clinic doctor explains why MS is hard to diagnose

ABC 7 New YorkCenter· 8d ago

Understanding Christina Applegate's MS misdiagnosis

Ran by 8 outlets across the spectrum· Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, WTOP Washington DC, +3 more

Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

WTOP Washington DCCenter· 8d ago

Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

KAAL RochesterCenter· 8d ago

Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

WDIO DuluthCenter· 8d ago

Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

WNYT AlbanyCenter· 8d ago

Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS

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Fox NewsRight· 5d ago

Christina Applegate's MS misdiagnosis after 5 years of treatment exposes alarming medical reality

New York PostLean Right· 8d ago

How Christina Applegate was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis 5 years after learning of condition

Revolver NewsRight· 8d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Christina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS…

New York PostLean Right· 8d ago

Christina Applegate’s next steps towards finding cause of worsening health issues revealed after incorrect MS diagnosis

New York PostLean Right· 8d ago

Christina Applegate details scary health decline in wake of MS misdiagnosis: ‘I’ve gotten worse’

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7 articles
Rolling StoneLeft· 8d ago

Why Is Multiple Sclerosis So Commonly Misdiagnosed?

GizmodoLeft· 8d ago

Christina Applegate Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis. It Happens More Often Than You’d Think

DeadlineLean Left· 9d ago

Christina Applegate Reveals MS Misdiagnosis: “I Am Back At Square One”

Rolling StoneLeft· 9d ago

Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: ‘It’s Very Confusing’

The GuardianLean Left· 9d ago

Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis

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BBC NewsCenter· 9d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Christina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS

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