Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and unpredictable autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system.

Although there is no cure for MS (aka shapeshifting disease), researchers have expanded their understanding of the disease and more than 20 treatment options are available.

Dr. Dean Wingerchuk, director of the Division of Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the types of MS, their symptoms, and the evolution of immunologic therapies used to treat it.

Next, in our recurring “Night Shift” segment, we look at common sleep disorders among young people and how sleep affects overall neurological health.

Dr. Anne Marie Morse, director of pediatric neurology and pediatric sleep medicine at Geisinger Medical Center, discusses signs of sleep disorders in children, sleep hygiene misconceptions, and the latest advances in sleep hygiene of sleep medicine.

“What does health have to do with it?” is a discussion program from WJCT in Jacksonville that examines the intersection of health care and everyday life.

The host is Jacksonville neurologist Dr. Joe Sirven.

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