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A blood thinner outperformed a standard migraine drug in people with a hole in the heart

Roughly one adult in four has a small flap left open between the heart's upper chambers, and it is more common in people with migraine. Randomizing 984 of them put an anticoagulant well ahead of the usual preventive.

Sep 4, 2026

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Wildfire smoke sent more people to the ER with migraine

Across 997,701 emergency visits in Alberta and Ontario, wildfire particles tracked a 6% rise in headache visits. Ordinary air pollution at the same concentration did not.

Aug 2, 2026