All information on migraine research, migraine diagnostics and migraine therapy
How do corticoids affect vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 for migraines, cluster headaches and other headaches? Therapy with prednisolone and other corticoids ("cortisone"), for example for the treatment of status migraenosus, cluster headaches or for the treatment of rebound headaches during a [...]
Based on a recommendation from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) on March 15, 2021, the German Federal Government suspended COVID-19 vaccinations with AstraZeneca as a precautionary measure. Further investigations were necessary. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) examined whether and how the new findings would affect the [...]
Berlin, August 19, 2020. More than one in eight young people in Germany (12.8 percent) suffers from a doctor-diagnosed headache - 15 percent of girls and almost 11 percent of boys. This is a result of the headache report that [...]
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel Migraines and headaches are a widespread disease. They either put a strain on you. Or you at least know a lot of people around you who suffer from headaches. Even small children can often [...]
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel Prof. Dr. med. Hartmut Göbel, head physician at the Kiel Pain Clinic, is one of Germany's top doctors in the field of pain therapy according to the editorial team of Focus Health based on an independent assessment. The [...]
Generations of students have struggled with the problem that a word can have a different gender in different languages. The assignment to female, male or objective gender often seems rather arbitrary. A typical [...]
Kiel, April 7, 2019. The current print edition of the scientific journal "Der Schmerz" (Pain) published today features the first scientific analysis of the treatment behavior of migraine and headache patients using digital therapy support with the migraine app. This analysis [...]
Kiel, January 16, 2019. The journal *Der Schmerz* (Pain) published today the first scientific analysis of the treatment behavior of migraine and headache patients using digital therapy support with the migraine app. This is the first scientific publication on the application [...]
London, 10 January 2019. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is assessing guidance on health technologies, clinical practice and prevention for the UK Department of Health. The [...]
The diseases headache and migraine not only affect the lives of those affected, but also cause economic damage. Newly developed antibodies intervene specifically in the molecular development process of migraines and can therefore preventively reduce the likelihood [...]
Kiel, August 1st, 2018. The Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günther, presented today in the presence of the Minister of Health Dr. Heiner Garg and district president Dr. Juliane Rumpf and numerous guests of honor received the Cross of Merit 1st awarded to her by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Headaches are a common problem. 54 million people in Germany are affected. Dr. Heinz-Wilhelm Esser meets headache patients. During his visit to the Kiel Pain Clinic, he found out about, among other things, the causes of migraines and headaches, [...]
With the current update of the migraine app from the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), many new functions are available. These are intended to help those affected to better classify headache attacks and to distinguish them from other neurological diseases.
The new migraine app from the Kiel Pain Clinic and the Techniker Krankenkasse is a comprehensive documentation, analysis, information and treatment tool for migraines and headaches. It was developed in collaboration with scientists, migraine and headache experts, those affected, self-help groups and health care experts.
On November 29, 2017, the results of two studies on the effectiveness of antibodies against CGRP in preventing chronic and episodic migraines were published in the New England Journal of Medicine1,2. The antibody therapy targets a molecule [...]
The migraine app has been available for a year. Over 70,000 people in Germany alone already use it regularly on Apple's iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Android devices. This has changed the way doctors consult their patients. It's now more commonplace [...]
Dear reader, The new clinic brochure from the Kiel Pain Clinic has been updated and expanded. It is available for you to download here. The brochure has been supplemented with important innovations, such as information on the treatment process and [...]
The cartoon character Beanie has a headache and goes to the doctor. He has lots of tips on what you can do to prevent headaches from occurring in the first place. With humor and charm, the sympathetic figure “Mütz” takes young people on a tour of discovery: [...]
There are only a few specialized migraine and headache centers worldwide. The required knowledge, specialization and experience must be built up over long years of research and clinical treatment expertise. The mutual international comparison of standards and the further [...]
Patients with cluster headaches and severe migraine attacks rely on the use of sumatriptan 6 mg using an auto-injector (pen). The active substance is dispensed from a cartridge using a ballpoint pen-like device at the push of a button.
