The HCPLive conference coverage page features articles, videos, and expert-led live coverage from major medical meetings throughout the year.
Kate Dawson from Biogen: New Research Shows Long Term Benefits of Tecfidera
As more research is collected about Tecfidera's usage since clinical trials and approval there continue to be signs that it can be a good treatment option for patients with multiple sclerosis, especially in the earliest stages.
Fycompa: Effective Treatment for Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Treating patients suffering from primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures with once-daily 8mg doses of adjunctive perampanel (Fycompa/Eisai) can effectively control the seizures, recent study finds.
Hopeful News on Rare, Incurable Liver Disease: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
The best treatment so far for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare and devastating inflammatory disease that typically strikes people in late adolescence or early adulthood, is liver transplant. But a phase 2 trial of norursodeoxycholic acid showed efficacy.
Stefan Wiktor from the World Health Organization: Looking to the Future of Hepatitis Treatment
April 15th 2016Work being done to treat and cure hepatitis C today could make it almost a non-issue for future generations, thanks to groups like the World Health Organization (WHO) and others putting the focus on parts of the world that need help in this area the most.