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The importance of healthcare providers of color for MS patients

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  • Access to resources for MS patients of color

  • Challenges while obtaining an MS diagnosis

  • Access to resources for MS patients of color

  • Feeling dismissed while seeking an MS diagnosis

  • The importance of a doctor of color, through the eyes of a patient

  • How a doctor of color impacted one patient and helped him feel heard

  • The importance of finding a doctor you relate to

  • Difficulties accessing treatment for MS

  • How to build a support network when living with MS

  • Access to resources for diabetes patients of color

Up Next

  • Access to resources for MS patients of color

  • Challenges while obtaining an MS diagnosis

  • Access to resources for MS patients of color

  • Feeling dismissed while seeking an MS diagnosis

  • The importance of a doctor of color, through the eyes of a patient

  • How a doctor of color impacted one patient and helped him feel heard

  • The importance of finding a doctor you relate to

  • Difficulties accessing treatment for MS

  • How to build a support network when living with MS

  • Access to resources for diabetes patients of color

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