Migraines and Headaches

Published: Oct. 3, 2023, 8 p.m.

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1 in 7 people live with migraines around the world, and the condition costs the UK economy billions each year. Attacks can be debilitating and all-consuming, but a new treatment recently approved by NICE might even help the most stubborn cases find some relief.

James Gallagher is joined by neurologist Alex Sinclair from the University of Birmingham, GP Richard Wood from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and physiotherapist Anne-Marie Logan from St George\\u2019s University Hospitals to answer your questions on migraine and headache; from understanding why migraines exist in the first place, to if foods like takeaways could be triggers, and what these new treatments mean for the future of migraine management.

Presenter: James Gallagher \\nProducer: Julia Ravey \\nEditor: Erika Wright \\nProduction Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris \\nTechnical Producers: Sue Malliot and Donald Macdonald

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