Migraine News Update: ER Treatment Guidelines and Emerging Research ft. Tim Smith, MD | HeadWise™

Episode 242: In this episode of HeadWise™, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, is joined by Dr. Tim Smith to review recent research and clinical updates that are shaping migraine care.

They discuss the American Headache Society’s updated guidelines for treating migraine in the emergency department, the first update since 2016, including what the new evidence-based recommendations mean for people living with migraine who need emergency care.

The episode also explores new research on potential blood biomarkers for migraine, how cognitive function changes during and between migraine attacks, sleep disturbances in adolescents with chronic and continuous headache, and the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and chronic migraine severity.

The conversation concludes with a discussion of emerging data on GLP-1 medications and their potential impact on migraine frequency, offering insight into how treatments developed for other conditions may influence migraine care.

This episode provides a comprehensive, research-driven overview of where migraine care is headed and why these findings matter for treatment, access, and quality of life.

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Studies
Study 1: https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary...
Study 2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40454...
Study 3: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40391...
Study 4: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40525...
Study 5: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40542...
Study 6: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40525...
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Chapters
[00:00] Intro & episode overview
[00:49] ER migraine care update: New American Headache Society guidelines
[04:03] Blood biomarkers for migraine: What the research shows
[08:20] Cognitive changes during and between migraine attacks
[11:17] Sleep patterns in adolescents with chronic and continuous headache
[14:33] Adverse childhood experiences and chronic migraine severity
[17:22] GLP-1 medications, inflammation, and migraine frequency
[21:43] Closing thoughts & outro
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