The HCPLive migraine page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on migraine headaches. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for migraines, and more.
March 14th 2023
Data from a phase 2 randomized clinical trial demonstrate use of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide could be used as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in women.
Pain Catastrophizing Higher in Patients with Obesity
Pain is widely considered the "fifth vital sign" – and for good reason. By some estimates, pain accounts for as much as 4 out of every 5 doctor visits in the US. Thus, learning more about the correlates and determinants of pain is particularly important.
Survey Results: Physicians Don't Understand the Pain Medication "Public Health Crisis"
June 24th 2015It should be common knowledge that prescription opioids have addictive properties, yet alarming survey results reveal that many healthcare providers do not understand the extent to which this is the case.
Effectiveness of Self-Administered Tools to Identify Migraine and Chronic Migraine
One of the many difficulties in treating migraine is that many of those suffering from them don't recognize the symptoms or seek treatment. Chronic migraine in particular is underdiagnosed and undertreated. One way to address underdiagnosis is to put an accurate self-administered tool in the hands of migraine sufferers.
For Patients with Fibromyalgia, It May Not Be 'Just' a Headache
May 18th 2015A collaborative team from the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic recently examined the prevalence of migraines in patients with fibromyalgia. The study, presented at the 34th Annual American Pain Society Scientific Meeting in Palm Springs, CA, used patients from the Mayo Clinic Fibromyalgia Registry database.
Migraine and Depression: It's All the Same Brain
An estimated 40% of migraine sufferers also have signs of depression and more than 50% of migraine patients have some form of anxiety disorder. Treating these comorbidities is more art than science, says Mia Minen, MD, Director of Headache Services at NYU Langone Medical Center. In a recent interview she discussed the treatment options ranging from standard drugs like triptans, to Botox, to biofeedback.
‘Migraine Head Box' Chills Pain
Emergency department treatment for severe headache usually means a prescription for painkillers. But a Minnesota doctor has come up with a non-prescription, low-tech way of treating severe headache pain-immersing the back of the patient's head in a basin of gradually cooling water.