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The Truth About Headaches: Surprising Science & Groundbreaking Treatments | Tom Zeller Jr.

The Truth About Headaches: Surprising Science & Groundbreaking Treatments | Tom Zeller Jr.

Update: 2025-08-14
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Until 2018, we had no medications specifically designed to prevent migraines or cluster headaches - a startling fact given that headaches affect billions worldwide.


In this revealing conversation, former New York Times journalist Tom Zeller Jr., author of The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief, weaves together cutting-edge neuroscience, cultural history, and his personal battle with cluster headaches to explore why this common condition remains so misunderstood and what emerging treatments - from AI prediction to psychedelics - might finally offer real hope.


You can find Tom at: Website | Episode Transcript


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The Truth About Headaches: Surprising Science & Groundbreaking Treatments | Tom Zeller Jr.

The Truth About Headaches: Surprising Science & Groundbreaking Treatments | Tom Zeller Jr.