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Inside Health: Migraines and Headaches

Migraines and Headaches

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Migraines and Headaches

As we enter a new era of migraine treatments, we answer your head pain questions.

In September, Rimegepant – a migraine prevention drug – was approved for prescription in the UK. James Gallagher learns more about this medication and has your questions answered.

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’s 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 
Producer: Julia Ravey 
Editor: Erika Wright 
Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris 
Technical Producers: Sue Malliot and Donald Macdonald

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