Updates to Post on Migraine Drugs & Cognitive Dysfunction, Dementia
I accidentally published an old draft of the post on migraine drugs and cognitive dysfunction and dementia is older adults. Here’s the substantially updated version.
News & Research
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Some Migraine Drugs Linked to Cognitive Impairment, Dementia in Older Adults
This post was updated at 12:40 p.m. PDT on April 19, 2016. What kind of long-term impact will taking migraine drugs have on my body? Am I trading a better present for more problems in the future? These and similar questions have flitted through my mind for…
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Correction: $10 Million to UCLA, $8 million for Migraine Research
The Goldbergs gifted $10 million to UCLA Health Sciences: $8 million will go to migraine research through the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program, $1.5 million will be for the Goldberg Health System Fund, and $500,000 will establish the Goldberg Head and Neck Fund in the department…
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$8 Million Migraine Research Gift: A Thank You to Wendy & Leonard Goldberg
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Goldberg, As I learned of your generous gift to UCLA for migraine research, I was so overjoyed and overwhelmed that I couldn’t stop crying. The news is exciting for me personally, but the tears were not only for me. They were for all the amazing people…
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Soaring Prescription Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Companies Pressured to Justify Pricing
Drug Prices Soar, Prompting Calls for Justification What a welcome headline from the New York Times. The cash prices of prescription drugs have always seemed eye-poppingly expensive, but in recent years, the pricing is closer to heart-stoppingly exorbitant. (Obviously that’s hyperbole, but it feels close…