HeadWise Podcast

Have you downloaded the NHF’s audio podcast, HeadWise™? Don’t miss Dr. Lindsay Weitzel’s informative discussions with headache experts on the latest treatment, research, lifestyle recommendations, and personal stories about living with migraine disease and headache disorders. HeadWise can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Our video version of HeadWise is available on our website, YouTube, and our Facebook page.

NDPH Aware Survey

July 2023, Episode 158: NDPH Aware Survey New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) is a daily, unremitting headache that comes on very suddenly. NDPH can be a particularly frustrating headache disorder as it is characteristically difficult to treat. It is also…

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News Edition June 2023

July 2023, Episode 157: Monthly News Update June 2023 In this month’s HeadWise Monthly News Episode (June 2023) Lindsay Weitzel, PhD and headache specialist/clinical trials expert Tim Smith, MD cover four new data alerts plus something lighter-hearted for summer! What…

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Summertime, Travel, “Suprisal,” and Migraine

June 2023, Episode 156: Summertime, Travel, “Surprisal,” and Migraine It’s Summer! What about summertime can increase the frequency and severity of migraine and other types of head pain? What can we do about it? Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, chats with one of our favorite…

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Kelsey Feng: A New Voice in Advocacy

May 2023, Episode 155: A New Voice in Advocacy “Within (the migraine community) I noticed there was a need for a voice that had not been heard before…I thought maybe my voice would help.” Kelsey Feng is a dedicated migraine…

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Increase Fiber and Decrease Migraine

May 2023, Episode 154: Increase Fiber and Decrease Migraine A new paper found an inverse association between fiber intake and the occurrence of migraine and other severe headache. In this week’s episode of HeadWise, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph. D. asks board…

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HeadWise Podcast on migraine and headache news

News Edition April 2023

April 2023, Episode 153: In this Headwise News Episode, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., talks to headache specialist and clinical trial expert Tim Smith, MD, about three new medication announcements plus an exciting new study linking genetic, hormone, and circadian data to…

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A New Diagnosis With MUMS

April 2023, Episode 152: Cannon Tekstar Hodge’s career in the fashion industry was derailed by a triple migraine diagnosis of Vestibular Migraine, Sinus Migraine, and Migraine with Unilateral Motor Symptoms (MUMS). Cannon is now a super migraine advocate. She uses…

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Interview With Bob Wold, Founder of Clusterbusters

March 2023, Episode 151: Don’t miss Dr. Lindsay Weitzel’s discussion with Bob Wold, the Founder and Executive Director of Clusterbusters, a nonprofit dedicated to researching and curing cluster headache while advocating to improve the lives of those suffering from this…

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Living With Migraine in the Military

March 2023, Episode 150: Don’t miss this episode of HeadWise to celebrate International Women’s Day. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks with Samantha Aquino, an active duty U.S. service member and Marine Corps combat veteran who served four deployments, including two tours…

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News Edition February 2023

March 2023, Episode 149: Is it safe to take ubrogepant and atogepant together? What is Pulmatrix? What’s new in cluster headache? What are the latest MRI findings in migraine? Are migraine triggers as numerous and as important as we think?…

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Post-COVID Headache

February 2023, Episode 148: Did you develop Chronic Headache Post-COVID, or did your pre-existing headache disorder worsen after COVID? In this week’s episode of HeadWise, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., asks everything we’ve been wanting to learn from headache specialist Shivang Joshi,…

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Migraine and Headache Care for Veterans

February 2023, Episode 147: Veterans are disproportionately affected by headache disorders. Dr. Jason Sico, National Director of the VA Headache Centers of Excellence, talks to Dr. Lindsay Weitzel about Operation Brainstorm – a new initiative for veterans sponsored by the…

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