Few patients with migraine receive or are offered preventive therapy, leaving a significant treatment gap in this patient population, new research suggests. Investigators found that among patients with migraine who are eligible for preventive therapy, more than a third were…
Read MoreSafety Profile for Novel CGRP Beats Standard of Care
Atogepant, an oral, small-molecule, calcitonin gene–related peptide receptor antagonist that’s been in development as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine, has been found to have fewer side effects and similar hepatic function profile to standard of care oral treatment after…
Read MoreWhy Do Some COVID-19 Tests Hurt So Much?
The one time I got tested for COVID-19, I wound up in the emergency room — but not because I tested positive. During the test, as the technician kept inching the swab deeper and deeper inside my nose, I felt…
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