Past Podcast Episodes

October 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 law, and we'll be talking to her about why that law is so important to the MS community. We're also going to talk about why it's important to use your power as an MS Activist, and how you can become an MS Activist, if you aren't one already.

The ECTRIMS-ACTRIMS joint conference starts tomorrow in Paris. It's the largest annual international MS research conference in the world, and the National MS Society and the International Progressive MS Alliance are hosting a webcast that you won't want to miss. We'll give you all the details and let you know how you can register for the webcast.

We're also talking about a newly announced national MS Registry that you and your neurologist can participate in. And we'll look at a new Lemtrada study that produced some really encouraging results.

We've got the news, views, interviews & breakthroughs that are important to you. So…are you ready for RealTalk MS?

October 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? How much multiple sclerosis research is actively taking place today?

Jon's guest this week is Dr. Bruce Bebo, Executive Vice President of Research at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Since its inception, the National MS Society has invested more than $900 million dollars in MS research. Jon and Bruce discuss the key research priorities that the MS Society has identified, and then take you on a step-by-step “behind the scenes” look at exactly how the National MS Society evaluates and funds MS research.

We'll also be talking about a new law in California that represents a giant leap forward in creating transparency in prescription drug prices. Over the past decade, the cost of prescription drugs for treating MS has risen at a sharply  alarming rate. This new law may serve as a blueprint for other states to follow.

And we'll give you a heads-up on an upcoming live webcast from ECTRIMS in Paris (the largest conference in the world dedicated to the understanding and treatment of  MS), where you'll be updated by a group of amazing researchers leading breakthrough Progressive MS research.

We've got the news, views, interviews & breakthroughs that are important to you. So…are you ready for RealTalk MS?