Isabella Ciccone, Assistant Editor, NeurologyLive®, has been with the team since September 2022. Follow her on Twitter @iciccone7 or email her at iciccone@mjhlifesciences.com
Surveying the Effect of Cannabis Use for Migraine and Headache Management
April 2nd 2024Allison Verhaak, PhD, a clinical psychologist from Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Healthcare Headache Center, shared her insights on a recent study that explored cannabis use among patients with headache and migraine.
NeurologyLive® Clinician of the Month Spotlight: Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN, FANA
March 31st 2024As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted multiple sclerosis expert Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS, FAAN, FANA, director of the Stiff Person Syndrome Center and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
FDA Approves Alexion's Ravulizumab-cwvz for Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
March 25th 2024The approval is supported by phase 3 data which showed ravulizumab-cwvz met its primary end point of time to first on-trial relapse, with no relapses observed in 58 patients with NMOSD over a median treatment duration of 73 weeks.
FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Vanda Pharmaceuticals' Tasimelteon for Insomnia
March 11th 2024In recent news, the FDA has issued a complete response letter for Vanda Pharmaceuticals' tasimelteon for treating insomnia because of identified deficiencies and cannot be approved in its current form.
Switching From Anti-CD20 Therapy to Ublituximab Shows Promising Results in Phase 3b ENHANCE Trial
March 7th 2024New data from the phase 3b ENHANCE trial presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2024 demonstrated the smooth transition from intravenous anti-CD20 therapy to ublituximab in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Intravenous Zolgensma Shows Motor Function Improvement in Heavier Pediatric Patients With SMA
March 7th 2024Findings from the recent phase 3b SMART trial affirm the safety and efficacy of intravenous onasemnogene abeparvovec (Zolgensma; Novartis) in spinal muscular atrophy when patient weights range from 8.5 kg to 21 kg.