Hospitals and Healthcare

Women who are of working age make up the vast majority of almost five million Australians afflicted with migraine. Yet experts say many are needlessly suffering and it is ruining their careers and quality of life. 

Auras. Electric waves. Strange food cravings. For a condition that affects so many of us, migraine remains mysterious (and under-researched). Now a better wave of treatment is finally emerging.

An excerpt from Katherine Foxhall's book "Migraine: A History, explains the role a nurse with a hole in her skull played in migraine science.

Affecting one in every five women, migraines are the world’s second-largest cause of years of disability. But research remains limited – and some don't see it as a 'real neurology’.

As a GP, bad headaches are among the most common topics I’m asked about. Here’s how you can assess whether to stay home, see a doctor — or head straight to emergency.

The World Health Organization ranks migraine as the third most prevalent medical condition in the world. In the U.S., migraine affects 38 million people at an annual estimated cost of more than $20 billion. The impact of migraines is amplified by the fact that people generally start experiencing attacks at a young age.