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National Headache Foundation Praises Passage and Signing Of PACT Act Revolutionizing Healthcare for Veterans

August 25, 2022

The passage and signing into law of the PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act is a welcome measure in support of veterans who for years have been exposed to toxic substances due to the practice of burn pits. “The…

National Headache Foundation Announces Participation in Call-In Radio Program for Veterans

March 3, 2022

The National Headache Foundation is committed to providing valuable information and resources to the brave men and women who have served our country. CHICAGO, IL, March 3, 2022 – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) is pleased to announce its sponsorship…

Heads UP – Episode 97: Veterans and Headache Disorders

June 9, 2021

Heads UP – Episode 97: Veterans and Headache Disorders Dr. Lindsay Weitzel welcomes Dr. Jan Lewis Brandes for this special edition of Heads UP to discuss veterans’ issues, post-traumatic concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the multitude of other injuries…

National Headache Foundation Announces Participation in Call-In Radio Program for Veterans

February 19, 2021

Update: You can watch a recording of the program here: http://bit.ly/NHFradio Leading headache experts from the National Headache Foundation to discuss headache disorders, PTSD and answer veterans’ questions about migraine disease and headache disorders on the Veterans Views radio program….

Giving Tuesday Fundraiser to Benefit Active Duty Military and Veterans

November 20, 2020

For the third consecutive year, the National Headache Foundation (NHF) will be raising funds on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 1, to provide migraine survival toolkits to veterans and active-duty military. Each migraine survival toolkit consists of a canvas bag containing an…

Heads UP – Episode 54 – Physical Therapy and Headache Disorders

April 17, 2020

What can physical therapy do for our headache disorder? Our second episode with Mark Greco, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Manager of the Diamond Headache Inpatient Program, discusses physical therapy options for those of us with post-concussive headache, NDPH, occipital…

Heads UP – Episode 42: Childhood Abuse and Migraine Disease

January 22, 2020

Dr. Gretchen Tietjen joined Dr. Lindsay Weitzel to discuss childhood abuse and the development of migraine disease. Click this link to read about Dr. Tietjen’s groundbreaking research on the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and the development of migraine…

Childhood Abuse and Neglect Connected to Migraine Later in Life

January 15, 2015

Adverse childhood experiences, called ACEs, can lead to a variety of health problems later in life. Now, researchers say children who experience abuse or neglect are more likely to develop migraines rather than tension-type headaches, which tend to be milder…