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Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With MS
Christina Applegate said Tuesday that she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She shared the news on her MeSsy podcast after a seven-month break.
- 2021 is when Applegate first announced her MS diagnosis.
- She retired from acting after the 2022 Dead to Me finale.
- She says her symptoms persist and have worsened in some ways.
- She still uses a wheelchair at doctor visits.
Why it matters: Applegate said the news left her without an explanation for her condition. "I'm back at square one," she said.
- She co-hosts the podcast with Jamie-Lynn Sigler to raise MS awareness.
- She said she feels she let the MS community down.
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45 sources · 62 articles · 42% Left coverage
Center coverage, 18 sources: The center focuses on the plain fact that her diagnosis was reversed.
USA Today1w+Selma Blair urged Christina Applegate to test for MS before misdiagnosisTMZ1w+Christina Applegate: Person Transported From Her Home to Hospital Days Before MS AnnouncementWESH 2 News1w+Christina Applegate isn't alone. Multiple sclerosis is misdiagnosed in nearly 1 in 5 casesabc27 (WHTM)1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better'Associated Press1w+Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MSBBC News1w+Christina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MSCTV News1w+Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MSDeadline1w+Christina Applegate Reveals MS Misdiagnosis: “I Am Back At Square One”Newsweek1w+MS symptoms explained after Christina Applegate reveals misdiagnosisPBS NewsHour1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed and does not have MSScripps News1w+Christina Applegate says she was wrongly diagnosed with multiple sclerosisThe Hill1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: ‘I haven’t gotten better’The National Desk1w+Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'Back at square one'WFLA News Channel 81w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better'WKBN Youngstown1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: 'I haven't gotten better'WPLG Local 101w+Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MSWPXI Pittsburgh1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed, does not have MSWSB-TV Atlanta1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed, does not have MS
Left coverage, 19 sources: The left frames the story around Applegate's emotional reaction and her advocacy role.
Variety1w+Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With MSThe Independent1w+Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS in heartbreaking health updateCBS News1w+Up to 20% of MS diagnoses are wrong. Here's what doctors say patients should know.Rolling Stone1w+Why Is Multiple Sclerosis So Commonly Misdiagnosed?The Boston Globe1w+Boston expert weighs in on Christina Applegate's missed MS diagnosisABC News1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MSBoston.com1w+Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MSBusiness Insider1w+How Christina Applegate was misdiagnosed with MS for yearsCNN1w+Christina Applegate, a leading MS advocate, says doctors found she doesn’t have the disease after allGizmodo1w+Christina Applegate Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis. It Happens More Often Than You’d ThinkHollywood Reporter1w+Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed and Does Not Have MS: “I Haven’t Gotten Better … I’m Back at Square One”Los Angeles Times1w+Christina Applegate misdiagnosed with MS: 'Really confusing'MSNBC1w+Why Christina Applegate’s MS misdiagnosis is so unsettlingNBC News1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosisThe Cut1w+Christina Applegate Says She Was Misdiagnosed With MSThe Guardian1w+Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosisThe New York Times1w+Christina Applegate Says Her MS Was MisdiagnosedVice1w+Christina Applegate Doesn’t Have Multiple Sclerosis After All, and Doctors Still Don’t Know What’s WrongVox1w+What Christina Applegate’s misdiagnosis reveals about MS
Right coverage, 8 sources: The right emphasizes her personal losses and her years of debilitating symptoms.
New York Post1w+Exclusive | How Christina Applegate was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis 5 years after learning of conditionDaily Mail1w+'Christina Applegate is spiraling. She isn't doing well at all': With star almost 'unable to move', friends say she is stuck in 'horrific' new health crisis after multiple sclerosis misdiagnosisBreitbart News1w+Video: Christina Applegate Says She was Misdiagnosed with Multiple SclerosisFox News1w+Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS and is now 'back at square one'NTD1w+Actress Christina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With Multiple SclerosisOne America News1w+Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MSThe Epoch Times1w+Christina Applegate Says Doctors Misdiagnosed Her With Multiple SclerosisThe Sun1w+Christina Applegate breaks down in tears as she reveals she was misdiagnosed with MS – saying ‘I’m back to square one’
What’s next: Applegate said her doctors will investigate what has been happening since 2021.
- The update follows a hospital stay that began in late March this year.
- What condition is causing Applegate's symptoms?
- What new technology revealed the misdiagnosis?
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