Episode 384: Behavioral and Lifestyle Risk Factors for MS with Dr. Jared Bruce and Dr. Amanda Bruce
There are genetic risks associated with MS, there are demographic risks of experiencing a more severe disease course, and there are also behavioral and lifestyle risks that will increase the chance th...
6 Jan 202533min
Episode 383: Revisiting ECTRIMS 2024 with Dr. Bruce Bebo and Kristine Werner Ozug
One of the most important MS research events every year is the annual European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS Scientific Congress, usually referred to by its acronym, ECTRIMS. You've ma...
30 Des 202428min
Episode 382: Revisiting Women's Health Issues and MS with Dr. Anna Shah and Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl
The holiday season provides me with an opportunity to indulge in what's become a RealTalk MS tradition. I reserve the last two episodes of the year to revisit the most compelling and important convers...
23 Des 202433min
Episode 381: Measuring Your MS Disease Status? There's an Evidence-Based App for That! with Dr. Charisse Lichtman
There's an alarming shortage of neurologists in the United States. That shortage makes it hard to be seen by a neurologist and, in some regions of the U.S., you may not even find an MS specialist with...
16 Des 202432min
Episode 380: Thriving in Cold Weather with MS with Dr. Lisa Doggett
If you're living with MS, you've probably already learned that hot weather, hot baths, or anything that causes your body temperature to increase can quickly cause your symptoms to worsen. But winter c...
9 Des 202427min
Special Episode: Aging with MS with Dr. Leorah Freeman
Disease-modifying therapies work, and, as a result, people with MS are living longer. With half the MS population over the age of 55, it's never been more urgent to understand how the process of aging...
5 Des 202420min
Episode 379: The Pros and Cons of Participating in MS Research with Dr. Kathy Zackowski and Mimi Brown
More effective treatments and even cures for MS can only happen as a result of clinical research. And clinical research can only happen when people living with MS choose to become research participant...
2 Des 202431min
Episode 378: An MS Care Partners Roundtable with Barbara, Marina, Matt, and Maiya
Too often, care partners remain invisible as they deal with the emotional, physical, and even financial burdens that go along with supporting a loved one who's living with multiple sclerosis. Novemb...
25 Nov 202434min
