{"podcast":{"title":"RealTalk MS","slug":"realtalk-ms-779631","podcast_index_feed_id":779631,"rss_url":"https://realtalkms.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.realtalkms.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/f/6/f/cf6fc1e12c2339c0/Apple_artwork.jpg","author":"Jon Strum","episode_count":517,"summary":"Jon Strum cuts through all the jargon and breaks down the latest multiple sclerosis news. You'll meet the scientists who are creating tomorrow's MS treatments today. You'll hear from the experts discussing how the latest tweaks and changes to our healthcare laws will impact your MS treatment. And we'll be talking to the courageous MS warriors who are out there advocating on behalf of the MS community every day, as well as the men and women who are committed to living their best lives with MS and living their best lives as MS caregivers. If you're dealing with multiple sclerosis in your life -- as a patient, caregiver, family member, or friend -- join us each week for RealTalk MS.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T10:18:55.825945+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/realtalk-ms-779631"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 456:The First 100 Days Following Your MS Diagnosis with Dr. Nancy Sicotte","slug":"episode-456-the-first-100-days-following-your-ms-diagnosis-with-dr-nancy-sicotte","published_at":"2026-05-25T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/realtalk-ms-779631/episode-456-the-first-100-days-following-your-ms-diagnosis-with-dr-nancy-sicotte","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/realtalk-ms-779631","url":"https://realtalkms.com/456","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/realtalkms/Episode_456_The_First_100_Days_Following_Your_MS_Diagnosis_with_Dr._Nancy_Sicotte.mp3?dest-id=570470","summary":"May 30th is World MS Day! This year, the theme for World MS Day is \"My MS Diagnosis,\" and I've been thinking about what happens right after that diagnosis. After an individual hears, \" You have MS. \" This week, Dr. Nancy Sicotte joins me to discuss the things you should know, the things you should be thinking about, and the things you should be doing in the first 100 days following an MS diagnosis. Dr. Sicotte is the Chair of Neurology and Director of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, and she's the past Chair of the National MS Society's National Medical Advisory Committee. We're also sharing results of a study that showed an exercise hormone protected neurons from inflammatory attack in a mouse model of MS. And we're sharing encouraging news about an experimental nasal spray that's been shown to delay disability progression and improve fatigue among people with non-active secondary progressive MS. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! This Week: World MS Day! :22 Study reveals an exercise hormone has neuroprotective effects on a mouse model of MS 2:40 Tiziana shares evidence that Foralumab delays progression and improves fatigue in people with non-active secondary progressive MS 4:34 Dr. Nancy Sicotte looks at the first 100 days following an MS diagnosis 8:40 Share this episode 28:51 Next week 29:12 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/456 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or c…","meta_description":"May 30th is World MS Day! This year, the theme for World MS Day is \"My MS Diagnosis,\" and I've been thinking about what happens right after that diagnosis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1809,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/realtalk-ms-779631/episodes/episode-456-the-first-100-days-following-your-ms-diagnosis-with-dr-nancy-sicotte/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/realtalk-ms-779631/episode-456-the-first-100-days-following-your-ms-diagnosis-with-dr-nancy-sicotte.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}