The American College of Physicians (ACP) has just announced new guidelines for the treatment of migraine, which will interest doctors and specialists in the USA and around the world. The guidelines are specifically for “acute” migraine, that is, an episodic migraine attack. These kinds of recommendations do not, of course, replace your personal interactions with […] The post New Migraine Treatment Guidelines Announced appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

You can still watch the Migraine World Summit recap for free! I’m not sure how long the extended version will be available, but it’s right here. The summit also announced that there is an extended discount if you would like to own the full 2025 library of migraine-fighting information. The discount is available until the […] The post Migraine Summit: Official Recap & Live Q&A appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

We’ve talked before about vitamin B12 as a possible migraine-fighter. You may have had your vitamin B12 levels tested, and found in the normal range. But is the “normal range” wrong? Of course this will very much depend on the lab that does the test, or the country you’re in. A recent study published in […] The post “Acceptable” B12 Levels: Too Low? appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

It’s almost time for the Migraine World Summit! Now that the summit is an established part of the fight against migraine, some people may wonder why we keep coming back. This brief video is worth showing to your family and friends to give them an idea why the summit is so valuable. Check it out, […] The post Migraine World Summit: Why We Keep Coming Back (video) appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

Last year the well-known medical journal Headche published a study about migraine in the United States that was disturbing, to say the least. It seems that all the new awareness of migraine hasn’t had the impact that many hoped it would. First of all, looking back over 30 years, the researchers found that the prevalence […] The post Are We Failing in the Fight Against Migraine? appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

Here we are at the end of another year! It’s been a year of the unexpected for me, but maybe every year is like that. But let’s look back at some of the key posts from the past year that you might have missed. I hope this site has been a help to you, and […] The post Hot Posts You Might Have Missed appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

There’s a good reason why many people think of visual symptoms when they think of “migraine aura”. It’s very common! If one in six people have a migraine attack sometime in their lives, one or two of those people are likely to experience migraine aura, and that most likely includes a visual element – flashing […] The post Migraine Aura: Not Just What You See appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

Another study came out this year linking high blood pressure (hypertension) with migraine. But not for everyone. The study, published in July, found the link only in women – however, the researchers noted that the number of men in the study was small, so a larger study may show a risk for men as well. […] The post Blood Pressure and Migraine (again) appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

The prediction and diagnosis of migraine is changing fast, although in some ways it’s not changing at all. Since the dawn of time, patients and doctors have been able to predict headache attacks to a certain extent, and to notice what prevents them or triggers them. But then along came more sophisticated computers. The computer […] The post Get Ready: AI, rPPG, and Migraine Prediction appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more

Led by researchers at the University of Oxford, and published in the British Medical Journal, a new study compares migraine medications to find out which is “best”. Well, they would not phrase it that way. Really, they were trying to judge which medications had the best results in good clinical trials. This is important, because […] The post Oxford Report on the “Best” Medications – Takeaways… appeared first on Headache and Migraine News ..read more