Roland S. Martin
March 19, 2026 · 4 min read
MS Missed In Black Patients. Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton Exposes The Cost
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- 1Multiple sclerosis affects over one million Americans, with an estimated 10,000 new cases diagnosed annually.
- 2Dr.
- 3The symptoms of MS can be deceptively variable.
- 4"The typical history is someone who's very active will say they developed numbness in their foot and over several days it spread up their leg," Dr.
- 5The diagnostic process relies heavily on clinical history, physical examination, and crucially, MRI scans of the brain and cervical spine.
Overview
Multiple sclerosis affects over one million Americans, with an estimated 10,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Yet for Black patients, the path to diagnosis is often fraught with dangerous delays and misdiagnoses that can lead to irreversible disability. The root of this problem lies in outdated medical training that continues to characterize MS as primarily a "young white woman's disease."
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