Oct 31, 2017
Last week, more than 9,000 MS research
scientists, physicians, and pharmaceutical industry experts
attended ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS, the largest annual international MS
research conference in the world. And we're devoting this week's
podcast episode to talking about what they were talking
about! Welcome to the RealTalk MS...
Oct 24, 2017
This week, we're talking about MS Activism with
the former mayor of Sacramento, California and current MS Activist,
Heather Fargo. In last week's podcast, we talked about the
prescription drug price transparency bill that was recently signed
into law in California. Heather played an important role in the
passage of that...
Oct 17, 2017
This week, RealTalk MS is all about MS research.
We often hear about some of the important outcomes of MS research.
New drugs, like Ocrevus, are introduced. New information, like the
connection between gut bacteria and MS, is published. But how and
where does an MS research project get its start? How does it get
funded?...
Oct 10, 2017
This week's episode focuses on some of the cutting edge research being done in the Progressive MS arena. Jon's guest, Dr. Tim Coetzee, Chief Advocacy, Services & Research Officer at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, takes us through the work of the International Progressive MS Alliance.
Jon and Tim also talk...
Oct 3, 2017
In this week's podcast, we're talking to Dr. Lilyana Amezcua, the lead investigator in a new research study that looks at how genetics and culture can impact the severity of MS among Hispanic-Americans.
We'll also talk about how -- without much fanfare -- the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the RAISE Family Caregivers...