# ebv — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ebv.

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## [In defence of the term "Smouldering MS"](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-the-term-smouldering)

_2026-08-18 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

I, or we, my collaborators and friends, are being taken to task for adding the word smouldering MS to the medical lexicon. Apparently, nobody likes the term. Do you agree?

## [Q&A 181: Anti-CD20 therapies and arboviruses](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/q-and-a-181-anti-cd20-therapies-and)

_2026-08-17 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

I am also aware that many pwMS on immunosuppressive therapies develop infection anxiety and simply avoid high-risk travel. Does this apply to you?

## [Is the NHS working for you?](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/is-the-nhs-working-for-you)

_2026-08-07 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

The slow and fragmented digitisation of the NHS has direct, profound implications for patient care.

## [Diagnosis of acute EBV infection](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/diagnosis-of-acute-ebv-infection)

_2026-08-06 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

Diagnosing acute EBV infection is a complex process and depends on timing and the clinical context.

## [Q&A 180: MS prior to EBV infection](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/q-and-a-180-ms-prior-to-ebv-infection)

_2026-08-05 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

Do a quarter of people really develop MS prior to being exposed to EBV?

## [Q&A 179: recurrent multi-drug resistant UTIs on an anti-CD20 therapy](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/q-and-a-179-recurrent-multi-drug)

_2026-08-04 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

As your MS appears to be getting worse without obvious relapses or new MRI activity, you likely have smouldering MS and may become eligible for tolebrutinib when it gets licensed and reimbursed.

## [Stay Cool; Stay Safe](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/stay-cool-stay-safe)

_2026-08-03 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

“36%, Europe’s share of global heat deaths, despite having just 10% of the world’s population” - scary!

## [Anti-EBNA-1 titres and control of EBV](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/anti-ebna-1-titres-and-control-of)

_2026-07-31 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

People with exceptionally low anti-EBNA-1 antibody levels exhibit no detectable EBV shedding in their saliva.

## [Q&A 178 - Truncal posture in MS](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/q-and-a-178-truncal-posture-in-ms)

_2026-07-29 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

I cannot sit up straight for one second. Unless I push hard with my elbows on my armrests, my body curls forward. Does this sound familiar?

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## [The annual follow-up appointment](https://gavingiovannoni.substack.com/p/the-annual-follow-up-appointment)

_2026-07-28 · Gavin Giovannoni · MS-Selfie_

I would appreciate it if you could review version 2.0 of the self-management tool for your annual review and let me know if anything is missing and needs to be added. Thanks.