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Why Is There Stigma With Migraine?

May 2019, Episode 12: A discussion on stigma and migraine disease with Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Joanna Kempner.  

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Stigma and Migraine

April 2019, Episode 11: Dr. Bill Young and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Stigma and Migraine.  

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High Pressure Headache

April 2019, Episode 8: In this episode of Heads UP, Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss High Pressure Headaches (also known as pseudotumor cerebri) and how they are often diagnosed as chronic migraine.  

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Low Pressure Headache

March 2019, Episode 7: Could your chronic migraines or chronic headaches actually be low pressure headaches? Low pressure headaches are the topic of this week’s episode of Heads UP: the Weekly Podcast of the National Headache Foundation. Low pressure (sometimes…

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Menstrual Migraine

  March 2019, Episode 6: Migraines related to the menstrual cycle are usually more severe, of longer duration, and resistant to medications than migraines that occur at other times of the month. This week’s episode of Heads UP: the weekly…

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Lights and Migraine

March 2019, Episode 5: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss light as a trigger for migraine attacks. They also offer suggestions for people who experience light sensitivity and photophobia.  

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Gluten and Migraine

March 2019, Episode 4: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss the link between gluten and migraine disease. Could removing gluten from your diet improve your migraines?

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Migraine Patient Advocacy

February 2019, Episode 3: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss migraine patient advocacy.

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Headache on the Hill

February 2019, Episode 2: The National Headache Foundation presents the second episode of Heads Up. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel interviews Dr. Robert Shapiro about Headache on the Hill.

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What is Migraine?

February 2019, Episode 1: We are very excited to announce the premiere of Heads Up, the official weekly podcast of the National Headache Foundation with Vincent Martin, M.D. and Lindsay Weitzel, PhD.

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Mary Franklin, NHF Executive Director 2016-2020

Mary Franklin, NHF Executive Director 2016-2020

Mary Franklin was the Executive Director of the National Headache Foundation from June 2016 until November 2020. She joined the Foundation staff in September 2011 as Director of Operations. In September 2011, she retired from the Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago,…

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Transforming Migraine Pain Into Beauty, An Interview with Priya Rama, Migraine Artist

by: Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, Migraine Strategist and Migraine Science Writer I recently had the immense pleasure of meeting Priya Rama, migraine artist and migraine overcomer extraordinaire. Priya “transforms pain into beauty” by painting the images she sees in her mind’s…

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