The NeurologyLive® headache and migraine clinical focus page offers information, podcasts, videos, and news and interviews with physicians related to the care of patients with headache disorders such as chronic and episodic migraine, cluster headache, tension-type headache, and more. The page includes updates on the latest FDA actions, clinical guidelines, and study and clinical trial findings.
August 16th 2025
A recent study reassured that triptans may be safe for migraine treatment, emphasizing the need for individualized assessments of cardiovascular risks.
Identifying Effective Big Data Techniques to Address Heterogeneity in Migraine: Ali Ezzati, MD
July 13th 2023The director of the Neuroinformatics Program at the University of California, Irvine, discussed complexities with different machine learning algorithms in migraine research, including findings from the AMPP study. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]
Efforts Needed to Reach Underserved Communities, Advance Pain Medicine Research: Burel Goodin, PhD
July 12th 2023The professor of anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis discussed the reasons behind his presentation at the 2023 AHS Annual Meeting on engaging underserved populations in pain medicine research. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Burel Goodin, PhD, on Building Trust in Underserved Communities to Improve Clinical Trial Outcomes
July 5th 2023The professor of anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis discussed the importance of effectively communicating and reciprocating with underserved communities that are of research interest.
AHS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023: Top Expert Interviews
June 30th 2023A group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Amynah Pradhan, PhD; Katherine Podraza, MD, PhD; Elizabeth K. Seng, PhD; Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD, FAHS; Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS—shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in headache/migraine from the 2023 American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.
Future Research on Cannabis Use to Treat Migraine: Nathaniel Schuster, MD
June 29th 2023The pain management specialist and headache neurologist at the University of California San Diego Center for Pain Medicine discussed the different forms of cannabis and the need to conduct larger, multicenter studies to better understand its effects in migraine. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
NeurologyLive® Clinician of the Month Spotlight: Jason J. Sico, MD, MHS
June 28th 2023As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted migraine expert Jason J. Sico, MD, MHS, national director of the Headache Centers of Excellence program within the Veterans Health Administration.
Tension-Type Headache, An Understudied and Undertreated Condition: Sait Ashina, MD, FAHS
June 25th 2023The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School talked about the prevalence of tension-type headache and how recent advances shed light on its pathophysiological mechanisms, leading to potential new treatments for the condition. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]