Headache and Migraine

In episode 1 of Primary Viewpoints, migraine specialist Peter McAllister, MD, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted his migraine patients.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted migraine patients? We asked 3 migraine specialists that question and more.

Incident cardiovascular disease is significantly increased among women with migraine with aura vs migraineurs without aura and those who do not have migraine.

Analysis of data from more than 21 000 migraineurs found that less than 1 in 3 take prescribed acute medications and less than 1 in 5 take prescribed preventive agents.

Two first-in-class migraine drugs, the first generic version of NuvaRing®, and 7 more fourth quarter FDA-approved drugs for primary care.

The FDA has approved the first oral CGRP receptor antagonist in pill form for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.

ICYMI: Get a quick look at 12 of the many drugs FDA-approved in 2019 for conditions commonly seen in primary care.

When a patient presents to their primary care physician with a headache, it's not always diagnosed as the migraine it is. These 6 tips from a neurologist can help.

Five migraine management essentials for PCPs and headache patients are summarized with the mnemonic SEEDS. 

"Typical aura without headache" is a relatively rare headache diagnosis and not easy to make. Three leading headache specialists offer guidance on how to recognize and treat.