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Working with Partners to Improve Access to Migraine Care
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder impacting over a billion people worldwide. At Pfizer, we’re dedicated to understanding the causes of migraine. With that goal in mind, we’ve put together a series of articles exploring different aspects of migraine management.In our first post, we looked at the current state of migraine care, reflecting on what’s working and where there’s room to improve. In the next post, we examined some of the challenges that can prevent people from accessing...
Migraine's Underrated Pain—The Barriers to Treatment
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder impacting over a billion people worldwide. At Pfizer, we’re dedicated to understanding the causes of migraine. With that goal in mind, we’ve put together a series of articles exploring different aspects of migraine management.In our first post, we looked at the current state of migraine care, reflecting on what’s working and where there’s room to improve. Then we examined some of the challenges that can prevent people from accessing the prescribed...
The Migraine Treatment Access Problem
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder impacting over a billion people worldwide. At Pfizer, we’re dedicated to understanding the causes of migraine. With that goal in mind, we’ve put together a series of articles exploring different aspects of migraine management.In our first post, we looked at the current state of migraine care, reflecting on what’s working and where there’s room to improveToday, we’re discussing one of the biggest roadblocks to treatment for the condition: access.Fo...
The Reality of Living with Migraine
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder impacting over a billion people worldwide. At Pfizer, we’re dedicated to understanding the causes of migraine. With that goal in mind, we’ve put together a series of articles exploring different aspects of migraine management.This week, we’re focusing on who the condition impacts, what it’s like to live with migraine, and the challenges and obstacles to accessing care.Migraine is a serious neurological disorder that is not merely a strong headache...
PfizerForAll Strives to Simplify How You Access Healthcare
It’s not breaking news to say that healthcare in the U.S. is complicated.Whether prepping for flu season, wrangling a doctor’s appointment, or contending with a chronic — or seasonal — illness, the already harrowing logistics of caring for yourself and your loved ones are made even more challenging by a confusing and frustrating healthcare landscape.According to a survey by the American Academy of Physician Associates, 65% of Americans say coordinating and managing healthcare is overwhelming and...
Gender Differences in Coping with Migraine
Imagine having a condition that impacts your everyday life and realizing your gender could shape your experience and approach to managing it. This is the reality for many with migraine, as revealed in a recent episode of the National Headache Foundation (NHF) InSights podcast hosted by Pfizer.The episode delves into an NHF survey of 1,001 people with migraine that examined the impact of the condition on people's lives. The findings highlight the debilitating nature of migraine, including the...
Behind the Migraine: Pfizer Colleagues Share Their Stories
We’ve all heard it before: “Migraine is more than just a headache.” But is it really understood? Some talk about the burden of migraine—the blur of pain, vice-like pressure, nausea, insomnia, and even vertigo—but most don’t. Migraine is a disabling neurological disease with different symptoms and treatment approaches compared to other headache disorders. An estimated 40 million people in the United States and more than 1 billion people around the world experience migraine attacks.1,2 So, at...
Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, and in keeping with this year’s theme, “Educate Yourself, Educate Others,” Pfizer is partnering with Lady Gaga to raise awareness of this often-misunderstood disease. Affecting about 40 million people in the United States and one billion people globally, migraine is a debilitating and recurrent neurological disease. In fact, according to one study, migraine is considered the second-most disabling condition in the world, following low back pain.1...
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