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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

Share this episode  31:42

Have you downloaded the free RealTalk MS app?  32:02

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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

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 and Canada.

In this special episode of RealTalk MS, Dr. Mary Rensel and Amanda Montague join me to explore HCP (Healthcare Provider) burnout and patient empowerment; and we'll be taking a close look at how patients and their healthcare providers can work together to support one another.

Dr. Mary Rensel is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Director of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Wellness at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the Cleveland Clinic.

Amanda Montague is a global thought leader and Chief Mission Officer at the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. Amanda is also an active member of the MS in the 21st Century initiative, more commonly known as MS21. MS21 is a Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, initiative involving healthcare professionals, or HCPs, and patient advocates.

To learn more about MS in the 21st Century, please visit www.msinthe21stcentury.com.