by Sue Robbins | Jun 12, 2019 | Migraine
In “Migraine,” Katherine Foxhall delivers a thorough and illuminating history of migraine that traces our endeavors to understand, treat and eliminate this painful condition we still know little about. Is migraine a disease? What causes migraine? What are its...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 9, 2019 | Migraine
First things first: Migraine is not just a headache. It’s a genetic, neurological disease with an estimated billion sufferers around the world—that’s one in seven people, three-quarters of them women. 4-11-19. Read more here.
by Sue Robbins | Jun 7, 2019 | Migraine
Using a migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) score obtained through a patient questionnaire provides additional insight into migraine care, according to a poster presented at ISPOR 2019. The research showed that primary care physicians prescribe preventive therapy...
by Sue Robbins | Jun 6, 2019 | Migraine
Many of the 36 million migraine sufferers in the US turn off their smartphones — any lights and sounds, for that matter — when a headache sets in, so it may come as a surprise that researchers at NYU School of Medicine are touting a de-stressor app they say may help...
by Dr Robbins | Jun 6, 2019 | Headache Drugs, Migraine
Dr Robbins & CGRP Part I We were privileged to have Dr. Lawrence Robbins doing a Facebook Live Chat in our group on May 21, 2019. Dr Robbins talked about the CGRP Medications one year after the first medication was FDA approved, and answered questions about how...