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MS 2020 – the view from a decade ago
March 18, 2020“It’s difficult to make predictions – especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra
A decade ago, Dr. Aaron Miller, Mount Sinai, New York, took a game swing at the crystal ball and wrote the article, “Multiple sclerosis: where will we be in 2020?” (Miller A. Mt Sinai J Med 2011;78:268-279). Read More
Evaluating acute migraine therapies: ICER
March 11, 2020The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a drug pricing watchdog in the U.S., has ruled that novel oral migraine therapies have similar effectiveness but are not superior to triptans (5-HT 1B/1D agonists). Read More
Natalizumab use in late pregnancy
February 19, 2020A new study reports that hematologic abnormalities may occur in one-third of infants exposed to natalizumab during the third trimester but treatment was generally safe (Triplett et al. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020;40:101961). Read More