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Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Rimegepant for Patients With Migraine
01/09/2015
Miranda Manier, BA
A recent study found that rimegepant, an orally administered calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, is safe and well-tolerated for up to 52 weeks in individuals with migraine, with no signs of...
01/09/2015
Treatment
Treatment
Steroid-Sparing Agents and Patients With LV-GCA
05/05/2011
Patients with large-vessel giant cell arteritis may see disease improvement when treated early with steroid-sparing agents, recent research reveals.
05/05/2011
Treatment
Treatment
Study Reveals Principal Component Is Effective in Patient Profiling in RA
05/05/2011
During a patient-profiling, data-driven study, researchers reveal 5 phenotypes associated with patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
05/05/2011
Treatment
Treatment
Tocilizumab Proves Stabilizing in SSc Study
04/07/2011
Patients with early systemic sclerosis-associated lung disease experienced stabilized forced vital capacity with tocilizumab, researchers report.
04/07/2011
Treatment
Treatment
Researchers Investigate the Importance of Fatigue in SSc
04/07/2011
Researchers find helpful clinical interventions associated with managing fatigue in patients with systemic sclerosis.
04/07/2011
Treatment
Treatment
Research Tests Duration of Effect of Tocilizumab Among Patients With GCA
03/25/2011
Patients with giant cell arteritis see long-term effects after 1 year of treatment with tocilizumab
03/25/2011
Drug Therapy
Drug Therapy
Recommendations Differ on Methotrexate Use to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
03/24/2011
According to a systematic review, there are varying recommendations guiding the use of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
03/24/2011
Treatment
Treatment
Test Your Knowledge on Diabetes: Managing Prediabetes
12/01/2010
In this “Test Your Knowledge” series, Edward Shahady, MD, asks you to choose the most appropriate treatment approach for a middle-aged Black man with prediabetes.
12/01/2010