Dr. William B. Young

A month or two ago, a purple-haired migraine advocate said, "I dye my hair purple to advocate for migraine. Are you willing to do this too?" My flip response: "for...

Yes, an old dog can learn new tricks. After 30 years of practice, I have added a new prescription for many of my patients: Rx – migraine advocacy. Here is...

Before you begin reading this article, do you need an explanation of the spoon theory? I have a patient with severe chronic migraine who I took care of many years...

When someone says, “My migraine is caused by stress (or the weather, or menses, or red wine),” they are wrong. They are trivializing and damaging people who have a serious...

Migraine gets lousy press. Sure, we get a lot of articles in women’s magazines on “holiday headache,” “foods to avoid,” and “sex and headache.” Unfortunately, these types of articles encourage...