Headache

BOSTON — Headache-related quality of life lagged clinical improvement in headaches for individuals with long COVID at 12 to 19 months, according to a poster from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Fewer patients who took ubrogepant during the premonitory phase went on to have headache when compared with placebo, Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS, said in this Healio video at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Vistagen announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for the company’s investigational pherine PH80 nasal spray for the treatment of migraine.

A California-based biopharmaceutical company has announced the completion of its acquisition of Pherin Pharmaceuticals Inc., a drug development firm that specializes in neuropsychiatric and neuroendocrine issues.

U.S. adults who reported a history of migraine or severe headache were 25% more likely to develop hypertension compared with those with no migraine history, with a higher risk for women vs. men, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — COVID-19-induced hyposmia eliminated odor-induced migraine headaches in an older adult, a case study presented at the 2022 American Neurological Association’s annual meeting showed.

CHICAGO — With more than 1.5 million veterans diagnosed with headache over the past two decades, the Veterans Health Administration must improve outreach and care to address disparities, an expert said at ANA 2022.

LAS VEGAS — Certain red flags can indicate that a patient’s headaches are the migraine type, Merle Diamond, MD, said at PAINWeek 2022.

Theranica Bio-electronics announced positive top-line results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of Nerivio for the treatment of episodic and chronic migraine.

Obefazimod improved moderate to severe ulcerative colitis compared with placebo in patients with documented nonresponse or intolerance to previous treatment, according to new data published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.