Episode 389: Overcoming the Stigma of MS with Denise Schnieders and Fox Rigney
RealTalk MS10 Feb 2025

Episode 389: Overcoming the Stigma of MS with Denise Schnieders and Fox Rigney

Living your best life with MS means learning to overcome the stigma of having a disability, successfully navigating social relationships, and learning how to ask for and accept help.

Joining me to share their perspectives and their experiences in overcoming some of these social obstacles are Denise Schnieders, who was diagnosed with MS just about a year ago, and Fox Rigney, who's been living with MS since 2012.

We're also applauding a forward-thinking caregiver leave benefit that's just been announced by EMD Serono.

We're sharing results of a study that show MS lesions dynamically change over time and explains why those changes aren't apparent on MRI scans.

We'll tell you about an AI-powered drug repurposing platform that has identified a potential treatment for MS.

We'll also share an announcement from the CEO of Google's artificial intelligence company, DeepMind, that we will see pharmaceutical drugs developed by artificial intelligence in clinical trials by the end of this year.

And we'll share the details of a Phase 2 clinical trial that you may qualify to participate in.

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

This Week: Overcoming the stigma of disability, navigating social situations, and how to ask for and receive help :22

EMD Serono implements caregiver leave benefit (And we're applauding!) 1:04

Imaging study reveals that T-2 lesions expand and contract "invisibly" 3:16

Has an AI drug repurposing platform discovered a new treatment for MS? 6:22

We will see pharmaceutical drugs developed by artificial intelligence in clinical trials this year 8:06

Your opportunity to participate in MS resesarch 10:54

Denise Schnieders and Fox Rigney discuss overcoming the stigma of MS 14:04

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Dynamic Expansion and Contraction of Multiple Sclerosis T-2 Weighted Hyperintense Lesions Are Present Below the Threshold of Visual Perception
https://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2025/01/16/ajnr.A8453

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