Christina Applegate says her MS was a misdiagnosis

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Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has lived for years believing she had the disease. The Emmy-winning actress told her podcast co-host, Jamie-Lynn Sigler from “The Sopranos,” that she was “not happy at all” when a doctor recently told her the news. Applegate said she still battles with debilitating health issues, which require the use of a wheelchair. She first announced her MS diagnosis in 2021. Since then, Applegate has been an outspoken advocate and has written about her struggles with the disease in a recent memoir. Public health experts say nearly one in five patients diagnosed with MS are actually misdiagnosed. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here's The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newshour/