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.
September 4th 2025
Amaal Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN, associate professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, shared data recently presented at AHS 2025 showing that eptinezumab extended the time between migraine attacks.
Jessica Ailani, MD: The Ongoing Expansion in Headache Medicine
June 11th 2020The AHS fellow, director of MedStar Georgetown Headache Center, and associate professor of neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital spoke to the rapid expansion of headache medicine and what new research will be discussed at AHS 2020.
Jessica Ailani, MD: What to Expect From the American Headache Society Meeting
June 8th 2020The AHS fellow, director of MedStar Georgetown Headache Center, and associate professor of neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital spoke to what to expect from this year’s annual scientific meeting.
Withdrawal Plus Preventive Treatment Superior to Treat Medication Overuse Headache
June 6th 2020The first study to attempt to directly compare 3 debated treatment strategies to treat medication overuse headache showed the most significant change in monthly headache days by using withdrawal plus preventive treatment.
Second Dose of Ubrogepant Is Safe and Effective in Acute Migraine
May 22nd 2020The study author, director of MedStar Georgetown Headache Center, and associate professor of neurology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital discussed the findings of a pooled analysis of the ACHIEVE I and II studies of ubrogepant.
Andrew Blumenfeld, MD: Long-Term OnabotulimuntoxinA Use in the COMPEL Study
May 20th 2020The director of the Headache Center of Southern California discussed the findings of the study, as well as what these data might suggest about how onabotulinumtoxinA fits into the shifting landscape of chronic migraine care.
Jennifer Robblee, MD: The Influence of Telemedicine and Social Media on Medicine
May 14th 2020The neurologist at the Barrow Neurological Institute spoke to the impact that social media and telemedicine have had on the medical community’s ability to stay connected and continue to provide care and support.