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‘Local anaesthetic could help migraine sufferers’

Patients with hard-to-treat migraines could get some relief from a local anaesthetic, a new study suggests. There is currently no cure for migraines, though a range of treatments are offered to patients to help ease symptoms. But, for some, their ...

24 May 2022 at 00:30

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Migraine Awareness Week: How to know if your child is suffering

Despite being common, migraine is often still misunderstood – especially when it comes to children. “Children do get migraine. The youngest I have ever seen is 18 months, but the usual age range is between six and 15 years,” says consultant ...

05 Sept 2022 at 21:33

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Migraine Awareness Week: How to know if your child is suffering

05 Sept 2022 at 13:33

Neurological conditions ‘leading cause of disability and ill health worldwide’

The number of people living with, and dying from, conditions that affect the brain such as stroke, dementia, migraines, epilepsy and nervous system cancers, has increased globally by 18% in the last three decades, analysis ...

14 Mar 2024 at 23:30

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Men and women with migraine both have increased risk of stroke – study

Women and men who experience migraines have an increased risk of having the most common type of stroke, research has suggested. Additionally, women alone may carry a further risk of heart attack and haemorrhagic stroke ...

14 Jun 2023 at 10:24

Thousands of people could get new pill to combat migraines

Thousands of people could soon be able to take a new pill to combat migraine headaches after it was recommended to the NHS in England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (Nice) draft guidance ...

31 May 2023 at 16:16

Men and women with migraine both have increased risk of stroke – study

13 Jun 2023 at 19:00

Levelling up minister Dehenna Davison quits due to chronic migraine

Levelling up minister Dehenna Davison has resigned from her role, citing an ongoing battle with chronic migraine. The MP for Bishop Auckland, in County Durham, said in a resignation letter to Prime Minister ...

18 Sept 2023 at 13:31

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Blood cancer and migraine treatments among medicines approved for NHS use

New treatments for migraines and blood cancer are among the latest batch of medicines to have been approved for use in Scotland. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises on newly-licensed ...

11 Sept 2023 at 16:19

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05 Sept 2022 at 21:33

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New drugs approved to treat migraines and heart failure in Scotland

A new treatment for migraines has been approved for use on the NHS In Scotland in what has been hailed as a “positive step forward” for sufferers. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) approved ...

09 May 2023 at 17:27

Migraine must be taken seriously as waiting times for treatment rise – charity

The time people are waiting to be treated for migraines has almost doubled in England, according to a new report, with a charity calling for the “debilitating and stigmatised” condition to be ...

25 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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