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Fasting and Migraine

April 2022, Episode 120: As a headache and migraine community, we are so often told not to skip meals that we may forget that people often fast for many religious or health reasons. Intermittent fasting has become a very popular buzzword….

Explaining Aphasia

April 2022, Episode 119: Bruce Willis’s aphasia diagnosis and retirement from acting have led many following the news to search for more information on the disease. In this episode of Heads UP, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel welcomes back Dr. Amelia Barrett…

Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy Trial for Migraine and Headache

April 2022, Episode 118: The idea of medication overuse and medication overuse headache can seem almost contradictory at times. It can seem like the very medicines we were instructed to take at the onset of migraine are suddenly being blamed…

Partnership to Support Programs for Veterans and Active-Duty Military

Biohaven Expands Its Commitment To Supporting Veterans and Military Through Sole Sponsorship of the National Headache Foundation’s Outreach Program NHF’s Veterans/Military Outreach Program aims at raising awareness of migraine in this high-risk population Sponsorship adds to existing Biohaven programs…

Talking to Your Health Care Provider About Migraine

March 2022, Episode 117: This week’s episode of Heads UP is on How to Talk to Your Health Care Provider About Migraine. This episode has something for everyone. Are you someone who has head pain that is interfering with your…

Ashley Natalini

I have suffered from migraines and tension headaches since I was a teenager. Now I am 33 and a mother of two, and a stepmother of three. I need anything I can find to help me with my pain. I have now added some thing non-pharmaceutical to my tool kit and it actually helps.

Janice Luise

JANICE LUISE WAS ONCE RANKED 3RD IN NEW ENGLAND IN KARATE IN BOTH THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DIVISIONS.

She mastered in two typed of karate and was a sought after athlete in Olympic Trials, college, rape classes, etc.. Then one day it all stopped.

Treating Migraine With Infusions

March 2022, Episode 116: In this week’s episode of Heads UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. discusses infusions with Dr. Merle Diamond, MD. What infusions are used to break a migraine cycle and why? What medicines are sometimes added together in the…

A Letter to Pain

About 11 years ago my daughter was a sophomore in high school. Like all children her age, she was horsing around with her friends and unsuspectingly suffered a lower back injury. It took a few months for the injury to…

The Role of Genetics in Migraine

March 2022, Episode 115: How many of your relatives are affected by migraine? A recently published study found 123 genetic loci associated with migraine. This is nearly 40 more than were previously recognized. In this episode of Heads UP, Lindsay…

Think Talk Treat Migraine

March 2022, Episode 114: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel welcomed Dr. Bert Vargas to discuss Think Talk Treat Migraine (or the T3 Program for short) sponsored by Eli Lilly. It is a well-documented fact that migraine is an underdiagnosed condition and that…

Important Information for Parents, Students and Teachers About Managing Migraine at School

February 2022, Episode 113: The Migraine at School Program is in place to make sure every student has the opportunity to flourish at school. In this week’s episode of Heads UP Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D. chats with Amy Graham and Elizabeth…

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