Headache

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.

The 2022 PAINWeek and BRAINWeek conferences, Sept. 6-9 and Sept. 28-30 in Las Vegas, will feature migraine tracks presented by the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic.

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by people an average of 4 months after COVID-19 infection, according to research in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity.

An 8-week course of true acupuncture reduced the monthly number of headache days in patients with chronic tension-type headache, with treatment effects lasting for 32 weeks, according to a study published in Neurology.

DENVER — Although migraine prevalence has remained stable over the past 30 years, measures of burden, including MIDAS scores, have steadily increased, Fred Cohen, MD, said at the American Headache Society’s annual scientific meeting.

DENVER — Treatment with Vyepti was associated with a sustained reduction in the frequency of episodic and chronic migraines over 6 months, researchers reported at the American Headache Society annual scientific meeting.