by Sue Robbins | Feb 28, 2021 | Sports Injury
(CNN) A new device that could help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury during head impacts was given the green light by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The device is authorized for athletes 13 and older, and can be used during football, soccer and...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 25, 2021 | Migraine
People with migraine disease have seen more positive developments in the last three years than we’ve seen in decades, with new classes of preventive and acute treatments, new devices, increased public awareness and support, and more research and development. Although...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 24, 2021 | Migraine
Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life, whether the fatigue is a symptom of another health condition, a side effect of...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 22, 2021 | Migraine
Migraines are often associated with colourful visual disturbances called auras, but many mysteries remain about how they fit into the wider biology of the syndrome. In 2012, neurologist Andrew Charles received a phone call from a septuagenarian engineer who had begun...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 21, 2021 | Wellness
“Computer glasses” are a booming category, thanks to increased screen time, but scientists say they don’t do much. Jennifer Lopez is wearing them, Kylie Jenner and Rashida Jones are promoting them, and Drew Barrymore is selling them. Blue-light glasses are shaping up...
