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Long-form writing from the Erin Health team: what the research actually shows, what the treatments really involve, and what it takes to live well with a headache disorder. Free to read, no account needed.

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When the painkillers become the problem

Medication overuse headache is one of the most common reasons a headache disorder becomes daily, and one of the most commonly missed. Here is how it happens, how it is recognised, and what getting out of it actually involves.

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For clinicians

Red flags in ten minutes, a primary care view

Most headaches presenting in primary care are primary headache disorders. The clinical task is to exclude the small number that are not, without referring everyone. A short, practical read on doing that inside a real appointment.

4 min read

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