May 11, 2018
This month, patients with Huntington’s disease are asking for what worked for patients with ALS and other debilitating diseases–parity to accessing Medicare benefits. The request is a focal point for May’s Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month.
May 9, 2018
More than 42,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose in 2016. Meanwhile, millions of other Americans suffer from chronic pain. The situation poses a difficult question for policymakers: How do we meet the needs of pain patients without contributing to the national opioid crisis?
May 4, 2018
Patient advocacy organizations know the power of the patient voice when it comes to accessing medicine.
May 3, 2018
What do newborns and senior citizens have in common? Neither are showing up for clinical trials.
May 2, 2018
It’s a new drug, but the same old story. The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review recently reported that preventive treatments for migraine may not, in their interpretation, be cost effective. Known as CGGRP inhibitors, the drugs offer patients and health care providers the chance to not just treat but prevent debilitating migraine headaches.
May 2, 2018
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review says new CGRP inhibitor treatments for chronic and episodic migraine probably won’t be…
May 2, 2018
Migraine is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide, associated with substantial health, sociological and economic consequences. Yet ICER’s…
April 30, 2018
Raw sushi is out, and fish oil supplements are questionable. But regular fish consumption as part of a healthy prenatal diet? That's a surefire way for pregnant women to realize health benefits for themselves and their babies.
April 26, 2018
Many Americans felt like they knew former first lady Barbara Bush, whose death the country mourned this month. But how much do we as a nation know about the disease that killed her?
April 25, 2018
Migraine is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders worldwide, associated with substantial health, sociological, and economic consequences. The current…
