RealTalk MS20 Jan 2025

Episode 386: When to Seek Immediate Medical Care for MS with Dr. Kalina Sanders

MS symptoms can worsen, and relapses can occur. And when that happens, how do you know whether you require immediate medical care? When is it time to go to the hospital? Dr. Kalina Sanders joins me to talk about when it's time to seek immediate medical care for MS.

Dr. Sanders is a board-certified neurologist who specializes in multiple sclerosis and spasticity management at Baptist Health in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

We're also talking about MS care in the United Arab Emirates with Professor Bassem Yamout, the President of the Middle East North Africa Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis.

We'll explain why Bayer's new MRI contrast agent is good news for people with MS.

We'll tell you about a new Federal Trade Commission report that calls out Pharmacy Benefit Managers for inflating the price of generic specialty drugs by thousands of percent.

We'll share the details of a study that shows the profound impact of menopause on MS.

And we're sharing two different opportunities for you to participate in MS research.

We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??!

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This Week: Worsening symptoms? Relapse? When is it time to go to the Emergency Room? 1:46

FTC reports Pharmacy Benefit Managers have marked up generic specialty drugs 1000s of percent 2:20

Bayer's new MRI contrast agent contains 60% less gadolinium 4:57

Professor Bassem Yamout discusses MS in the United Arab Emirates 6:48

Study reveals menopause significantly increases the speed of disability worsening and brain cell damage in women with MS 15:08

Two opportunities for you to participate in MS research 17:38

Dr. Kalina Sanders explains when it's time to seek immediate medical care for MS 19:54

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Federal Trade Commission Interim Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Specialty Generic Drugs
https://www.ftc.gov/reports/specialty-generic-drugs-growing-profit-center-vertically-integrated-pharmacy-benefit-managers

Bayer Announces MRI Contrast Agent Gadoquatrane Meets Primary and Main Secondary Endpoints in Pivotal Phase III Studies
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250109869429/en/Bayers-investigational-MRI-contrast-agent-gadoquatrane-meets-primary-and-main-secondary-endpoints-in-pivotal-Phase-III-studies

STUDY: Association of Menopause with Functional Outcomes and Disease Biomarkers in Women with Multiple Sclerosis
https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000210228

PARTICIPATE IN MS RESEARCH: Psychometric Properties of Sexual Difficulties Scales in People Living with Multiple Sclerosis
https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_br1fVoYGqXnLooK

PARTICIPATE IN MS RESEARCH: Efficacy and Safety Study of Frexalimab in Adults with Nonrelapsing Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
https://www.sanofistudies.com/SR0A/

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RealTalk MS Episode 386
Guests: Professor Bassem Yamout, Dr. Kalina Sanders

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