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Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Complexity of MSG as a Trigger: While MSG has been implicated as a migraine trigger, the evidence is mixed and somewhat inconclusive. Studies conducted with high doses of MSG have shown varied results in triggering headaches, making it challenging to…

Interview With Bob Wold, Founder of Clusterbusters

March 2023, Episode 151: Don’t miss Dr. Lindsay Weitzel’s discussion with Bob Wold, the Founder and Executive Director of Clusterbusters, a nonprofit dedicated to researching and curing cluster headache while advocating to improve the lives of those suffering from this…

Springtime With Migraine and Headache Disorders

Spring is a season of new beginnings, however, for many individuals living with migraine and other headache disorders, it’s also a season of new challenges. The change in weather can increase symptoms, and the fluctuation in barometric pressure, temperature, and…

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The migraines that changed my life forever

Living With Migraine in the Military

March 2023, Episode 150: Don’t miss this episode of HeadWise to celebrate International Women’s Day. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks with Samantha Aquino, an active duty U.S. service member and Marine Corps combat veteran who served four deployments, including two tours…

News Edition February 2023

March 2023, Episode 149: Is it safe to take ubrogepant and atogepant together? What is Pulmatrix? What’s new in cluster headache? What are the latest MRI findings in migraine? Are migraine triggers as numerous and as important as we think?…

Post-COVID Headache

February 2023, Episode 148: Did you develop Chronic Headache Post-COVID, or did your pre-existing headache disorder worsen after COVID? In this week’s episode of HeadWise, Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., asks everything we’ve been wanting to learn from headache specialist Shivang Joshi,…

Migraine and Headache Care for Veterans

February 2023, Episode 147: Veterans are disproportionately affected by headache disorders. Dr. Jason Sico, National Director of the VA Headache Centers of Excellence, talks to Dr. Lindsay Weitzel about Operation Brainstorm – a new initiative for veterans sponsored by the…

Join us at the National Press Club in Washington, DC

Operation Brainstorm Kick-Off on Feb. 13 You are cordially invited to attend the kick-off of the National Headache Foundation’s Operation Brainstorm Listening Tour Monday, February 13, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. National Press Club Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street NW,…

Sinus Migraine Hypothesis

February 2023, Episode 146: Have you heard of the Sinus Migraine hypothesis? It is an emerging diagnosis put forth by leaders in the field of Otolaryngology. The complicated pathophysiology of migraine can create symptoms much like rhinosinusitis, even chronically. Lindsay…

NHF Sets Washington, D.C. Operation Brainstorm Listening Session At National Press Club on Feb. 13

Aims to Help Veterans and Active Duty Personnel with Headache Disorders and Migraine Disease Washington, D.C. (Jan. 26, 2023) – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) announced today it is hosting the second listening session affiliated with Operation Brainstorm at the National Press…

Tension Headache vs Migraine

January 25, Episode 145: Tension headache or migraine? What is tension headache anyway? Those of us in the headache advocacy community often ignore tension headache. It actually plays an important role in the headache field, and there are a lot…

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