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...
20 Jan 202533min
Bonus Episode: Understanding Healthcare Provider Burnout -- How Patients and HCPs Can Work Together to Support Each Other
This special episode of RealTalk MS is sponsored by EMD Serono and is only intended for a U.S. audience. EMD Serono is the healthcare business of Merck, KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in the United States ...
16 Jan 202511min
Episode 385: A New Year Means New Benefits for Many People Affected by MS
The new year brings with it several significant benefits for many people affected by MS. We're reviewing how the nearly 400,000 people with MS who rely on Medicare for their health insurance will save...
13 Jan 202530min
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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 202427min
