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Care Considerations for those in Frontline Professions

November 2024: Dr. Hope O’Brien is joined by Dr. Merle Diamond to explore the unique challenges faced by frontline workers living with migraine. Together, they discuss common triggers, including irregular sleep patterns, stress, and trauma, and highlight findings from a…

Board Member, Jill Dehlin, Featured in the News

National Headache Foundation board member, Jill Dehlin, is featured in a recent article by WILX 10 news. Dehlin received the Heroism in Headache Advocacy Award from the organization Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy, at the March 2024 Headache on the…

National Headache Foundation Appoints Susan Lane Stone Permanent CEO and Executive Director, Adds Hope O’Brien, M.D. to its Board

Chicago, Ill. (November 6, 2023) – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) Board of Directors announced that Interim Executive Director Susan Lane Stone, MBA has been appointed the permanent CEO and Executive Director and added Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAHS, FAAN,…

National Headache Foundation Announces Susan Lane Stone as Interim Executive Director

Chicago, Ill. (June 26, 2023) – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) has appointed current board member Susan Lane Stone to the role of Interim Executive Director. The NHF Board of Directors is actively engaged in an internal and external search…

Two Accomplished Physicians — Jaclyn Duvall and Jason Sico — Named to the NHF’s Board of Directors

Chicago, Ill. (Oct. 26, 2022) – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) has added two accomplished physicians – Jaclyn R. Duvall, MD, AQH, of Tulsa, Okla., and Jason Sico, MD, MHS, FAHA, FAAN, FANA, FACP, of West Haven, Conn. – to…

National Headache Foundation to Honor Jan Lewis Brandes, M.D., With Special Lifetime Achievement Award at Upcoming Annual Gala

Chicago, Ill. (October 3, 2022) – Jan Lewis Brandes, M.D., MS, AQH, of Nashville, Tenn., will be recognized for her lifetime achievements in migraine and headache medicine at the National Headache Foundation’s (NHF) 36th Annual Gala Oct. 8…

An Interview With Kathy O’Shea

Kathleen O’Shea recently published So Much More Than a Headache: Understanding Migraine through Literature. We asked Kathleen a few questions about her journey living with migraine disease and her decision to write a book. Can you tell us about yourself? I…

Evaluating Chronic Migraine Medication Overuse Strategies

Neurology Live April 30, 2022 Marco Meglio Vincent Martin, MD, president of the National Headache Foundation, discussed the MOTS trial, a non-inferiority study aimed at understanding treatment strategies with preventives for chronic migraine. Vincent Martin, MD The Medication Overuse Treatment…

The Journey from Headache Week to National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month

Question: How did National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month start? Answer: The drive for a National Headache Week began during the fall of 1989 in order to gain national political and public support for recognition of headaches and migraines as…

National Headache Foundation Survey Shows Majority of People with Migraine are Unable to Control Disease and Dissatisfied with Current Preventive Treatment Options

The National Headache Foundation today announced findings from a new survey, Preventing Migraine Attacks: A Current Perspective, which characterizes the experiences of people living with migraine and highlights the physical and emotional barriers to preventive treatment. The survey found half (50%)…

Carl Cincinnato Picks 3 With The NHF

Carl Cincinnato joins us for “Pick 3 With The NHF”, an interview series where we ask three questions of patient advocates, healthcare providers, supporters, and people living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Carl is the founder and co-host of…

Mary Franklin Picks 3 With The NHF

Introducing “Pick 3 With The NHF”, an interview series where we will be asking three questions of patient advocates, healthcare providers, supporters, and people living with migraine disease and headache disorders. Mary Franklin was the Executive Director of the National…

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