Episode 285: MS in Kids and Teens with Dr. Brenda Banwell
Between 3 and 5% of the people living with MS are diagnosed before their sixteenth birthday. In many respects, pediatric MS is just like MS in adults. But it carries with it a distinct set of what I c...
13 Feb 202338min
Episode 284: Finding Support When You're Living with MS with Debby Bennett and Ricky Maxwell
MS can sometimes feel isolating. And the ironic thing about those feelings of isolation is that you can experience them even when you're with other people. It's the feeling that, while everyone is bei...
6 Feb 202328min
Episode 283:12 Years Old and Diagnosed with MS with Faith Bigam
Faith Bigam was diagnosed with MS in 2014, when she was 12 years old. She didn't know what MS was because, well, why would any 12-year-old kid know what MS is? But Faith quickly learned and just a yea...
30 Jan 202332min
Episode 282: Preventing Falls (And Staying Safe When You Can't!) with Dr. Sara Migliarese
The CDC tells us that 36 million falls are reported each year, resulting in 3 million adults being transported to the emergency room and 32,000 adults dying from their falls. Studies have shown that, ...
23 Jan 202332min
Episode 281: Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (aHSCT) for MS with Dr. Richard Burt
Today, we're talking about a topic that you've told me is the topic that you'd most like me to cover on this podcast -- autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or HSCT. And I'm dedicating ...
16 Jan 202356min
Episode 280: How the Proposed Framework for Diagnosing and Treating MS Will Affect You with Dr. Tim Coetzee
Last week, in Episode 279 of RealTalk MS we talked with Professor Tanja Kuhlmann about a new framework for researching, diagnosing, and treating MS that was proposed by the International Advisory Comm...
9 Jan 202332min
Episode 279: A New Framework for Researching, Diagnosing, and Treating MS with Professor Tanja Kuhlmann
Every episode of RealTalk MS features updates and reports about emerging science. And, as you listen, some of you may wonder, 'When will these scientific achievements benefit me? When will these break...
2 Jan 202328min
Episode 278: Re-Visiting My Conversation with Tyler Campbell
When people ask me how I go about deciding who to interview for this podcast, my answer has always been the same. I look for difference-makers. People whose efforts are making a real difference in the...
26 Dec 202229min
