Season three starts with big news about the podcast. We talk with Sumaira Ahmed of The Sumaira Foundation about the podcast's growth and inclusivity and introduce a new co-host, Brian Dawson.

Then we were joined by one of the leading NMO and MOG researchers, Michael Levy, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Levy is the Research Director of the Division of Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital and is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.

ABOUT US:

The Demystifying NMO and MOG podcast is a project of the Sumaira Foundation (TSF) and was made possible with the generous support of Genentech.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Launching Season 3 with Big News

00:01:00 The Merger

00:01:48 NMO & MOG, All In It Together

00:04:08 New Co-Host

00:05:26 A Preview of Season 3

00:07:00 Michael Levy, MD, Ph.D.

00:08:05 From MS to NMO, to MOG.

00:09:54 NMO & MOG Overlaps

00:11:47 Different Mechanisms, Similiar Outcomes

00:13:05 Diagnostic Differences

00:14:28 MOG ~vs~ MS

00:17:22 Longterm Outcomes

00:19:30 Being Misdiagnosed

00:21:22 Treatment Overlaps

00:24:44The Future of MOG & Clinical Trials

LINKS:

NMOSD Resources - https://www.sumairafoundation.org/nmosd-resources/

MOGAD Resources - https://www.sumairafoundation.org/mogad-resources/

CREDITS:

Host - Chelsey Judge

Producer & Co-Host - Brian Dawson

Music - Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Guest Photo - The Sumaira Foundation