3 days ago · Global
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. South China Morning Post Asia, Channel NewsAsia Latest, New York Times Homepage, RNZ, BBC News US and Canada, ABC News, The Hill, NBC News Top Stories, and CBS News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 13:03 UTC. 17 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Emmy-winning actor, who was initially diagnosed in 2021, broke down in tears on her podcast, “MeSsy,” sharing the stunning news.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by CBS News
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Picked up by The Hill
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS: ‘I haven’t gotten better’
- Picked up by ABC News
- New development reported by BBC News US and Canada
Christina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS
- Picked up by CBS News
Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Picked up by ABC News
Christina Applegate says learning she doesn't have MS is ‘very unnerving’
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
- New development reported by New York Times Homepage
- New development reported by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
Christina Applegate says new technology revealed her MS misdiagnosis
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Actress Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- New development reported by CBS News
Christina Applegate tearfully reveals multiple sclerosis misdiagnosis
Same story, different outlets
9 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- South China Morning PostChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Channel NewsAsia LatestActress Christina Applegate says her doctor told her she was misdiagnosed with MS
- The New York TimesChristina Applegate Says Her MS Was Misdiagnosed
- RNZLeading MS advocate Christina Applegate says she doesn’t have the disease after all
- BBC News US and CanadaChristina Applegate says she was wrongfully diagnosed with MS
- ABC NewsChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with MS