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It's safe to say that this year, the biggest gift of the holiday season has been the arrival of not one, but two COVID-19 vaccines. Still, while the COVID-19 vaccines have created a tremendous amount of hope, they've also created an equal number of questions among people who are living with MS. So the National MS Society has convened a group of experts to provide guidance for people living with MS when it comes to making decisions about the safety, efficacy, and the timing of COVID-19 vaccines as they relate to certain MS disease-modifying therapies.

As the Chair of the MS Society's National Medical Advisory Committee, my guest, Dr. Nancy Sicotte, is leading the effort to create this very important guidance.

Dr. Sicotte is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she's also the Director of the Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Program.

We'll also talking about the FDA's approval to shorten the time required for an Ocrevus infusion.

We'll tell you about new study results that show Mayzent may improve cognitive processing speed among people with progressive MS.

And if you're living with progressive MS, we'll tell you about an important clinical trial that you may be eligible to participate in.

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

Happy Holidays! :24

Shortened infusion time for Ocrevus 2:10

Mayzent may improve thinking skills among people with progressive MS 3:30

Investigators are recruiting people with progressive MS for a clinical trial 5:21

My interview with Dr. Nancy Sicotte 8:48

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Donate to the National MS Society COVID-19 Response Fund 24:18

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STUDY: Shorter Infusion Time of Ocrelizumab: Results from the Randomized, Double-Blind ENSEMBLE PLUS Study in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

STUDY: Siponimod and Cognition in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: EXPAND Secondary Analyses

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RealTalk MS Episode 173
Guests: Dr. Nancy Sicotte

Tags: MS, MultipleSclerosis, MSResearch, MSSociety, MSActivist, COVID19, Vaccine, RealTalkMS

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Feeling some of the stress and anxiety that often come with the holiday season? Who could blame you? If the holidays aren't enough, this year, we're also going through what's looking like the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress and anxiety aren't guaranteed, but they aren't exactly unexpected, either.

My guest this week, Megan Weigel, is here to share some techniques and strategies that we can use to de-stress during the holidays.

Megan is a nurse practitioner specializing in neurological care. As a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Nurse and a board-certified Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse, Megan brings a unique integrative medicine and holistic nursing perspective to her practice.

We'll also share more encouraging news about autologous hematopoietic stem cell clinical trials.

We'll tell you about the newly released National MS Society guidance on telemedicine. (And if you've downloaded the free RealTalk MS app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, you'll find your copy of that guidance under the “Bonus Content” tab!)

We're also talking about the very positive pilot study of a new computer-based cognitive rehab program. And we'll tell you about the launch of a first of its kind study that will help scientists understand how MS affects memory.

If you're using CBD edibles to help manage some of your MS symptoms, you'll want to hear what happened when 40 brands of edibles were analyzed by an independent laboratory.

We'll tell you how you can participate in a clinical trial that's going to evaluate treatments for MS fatigue (You can participate from home…and you can even get paid!)

And if there are times when you just want to talk with someone who really gets it when it comes to living with MS, we'll tell you about MS Friends.

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

More encouraging news about autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 1:46

National MS Society issues telemedicine guidance 5:09

Computerized cognitive rehab pilot study shows promise 6:34

Kessler study will explore memory loss in MS 8:34

CBD edibles…how much CBD is that??? 9:34

Your chance to participate from home in a clinical trial about MS fatigue 11:29

Just feel like talking? You can call MS Friends 13:34

My interview with Megan Weigel, DPN, ARNP-C 16:04

Share this episode 31:49

Donate to the National MS Society COVID-19 Response Fund 32:09

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Phone: (310) 526-2283

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LINKS

If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com

Give RealTalk MS a Rating and Review

National MS Society's Ask An MS Expert Video Replay

What You Need to Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19)

First Coast Integrative Medicine

STUDY: Selective Cognitive Dysfunction and Physical Disability Improvement After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Highly Active Multiple Sclerosis

RealTalk MS Episode 166

National MS Society Guidance: Tips for Successful Telemedicine for Those Living with MS

STUDY: Enhancing Cognitive Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis with a Disease-Specific Tool

Leafreport CBD Edibles Market Report

COMBO-MS MS Fatigue Study Eligibility Survey

MS Friends: 1-866-MSFRIEND (1-866-673-7436)

National MS Society COVID-19 Response Fund