There are many excellent Migraine and headache specialists in practice today, but with 12% of the population suffering from Migraine disease, it can be hard to find competent Migraine care. Just this week a friend told me about a neurologist who provided no treatment or suggestions for her two-week-long Migraine, but told her she should see a... Read more
There's good news for people who have to miss work because of Migraine or other headache disorders.
The burden on employees of certifying that they are too sick to work under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has just been made a little easier by the Federal Courts. In its first time looking at this issue, the United States Court of Appeal... Read more
Chronic pain patients (sometimes including Migraine sufferers) are often asked to sign narcotics contracts, or treatment agreements, with their doctors. These contracts lay down the rules for the doctor’s prescribing narcotic pain medications. They require that the patient submit to random or scheduled drug testing to determine if they... Read more
Have you ever had your insurance company impose limits on your Migraine medications, or refuse to cover them at all? Many of us have. Is it legal for insurance companies to countermand our doctors' prescriptions? And what can we do about it?
In the summer of 2007, my insurance company suddenly came up with a new policy: after three years of... Read more
Part of the Bill of Rights, the 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guarantees that prisoners shall not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. This clause prohibits torture and has been widely cited in support of abolishing the death penalty. It also forbids the withholding of medical treatment from prisoners in need of... Read more
