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Talking About Your Migraine Disease With Loved Ones and Friends

As supportive as they are, friends and loved ones may not fully understand how migraine disease impacts your life. Your experience with migraine is different from everyone else’s, so even others living with migraine may not understand your situation. You…

Response to ICER Evidence Report

Migraine Patients Respond to ICER Evidence Report on Acute Treatments for Migraine Attacks Controversial health economics group evaluating cost-effectiveness of new, groundbreaking acute therapies for migraine attacks WASHINGTON – Today, the nonprofits Headache & Migraine Policy Forum and Coalition For…

How Someone With Chronic Migraine Can Qualify for Social Security Disability

https://youtu.be/CMzEc4gz6Zkhttps://youtu.be/dr-w6CdZPBs By Rachel Gaffney Outreach Specialist If you experience chronic migraine that makes it difficult or impossible for you to work you can file a claim for Social Security disability benefits. You will need to provide medical documentation of your…

Migraine Advocacy

Mary Franklin, Executive Director of the National Headache Foundation, along with other members of the migraine advocacy community, recently reached out to members of Congress asking them to sign a letter written by Representatives Peter Welch and David McKinley for FY2020…

Stigma of Migraine Has Impact on Outcomes

The symptoms of migraine can be difficult for anyone, but the stigma associated with the disease may also be negatively affecting their health. According to a presentation at the 27th Annual Stowe Headache Symposium sponsored by the Headache Cooperative of…