Gulf News launches podcast series on migraine in partnership with Novartis

Gulf News launches podcast series on migraine in partnership with Novartis

For a serious neurological disease that causes debilitating headaches and other symptoms and leaves patients incapacitated for days, migraine often gets overlooked or goes undetected and untreated. While most patients brush the symptoms aside as ‘just’ a headache, a migraine is actually much more than just a bad headache. Triggered by light, sound or smell among other things, a migraine can lead to severe headache, nausea, visual disturbances and even temporary loss of vision in some patients. Often genetic, the condition can affect all ages, and severe cases can impair a person’s ability to work or study. In a bid to shed more light on migraine symptoms, triggers, treatments, social impact and common misconceptions, Gulf News, in partnership with pharmaceutical giant Novartis, is launching a series of podcasts on the condition. Across six episodes, the podcast series will feature leading neurologists in conversation with long-time migraine sufferers, discussing various related topics such as the difference between a headache and a migraine, why women are more likely to be affected by the condition than men, the impact on a sufferer’s social and work life, as well as common misconceptions and possible treatment options. “We want to be present where our target