Chicago Headache Center & Research Institute

09/24/2025

It’s Pumpkin Spice Cusco season! 🎃 🐾 💜

09/19/2025

Dr. Torphy and Melody Smith, Director of Research and Development, recently presented our research on onabotulinumtoxinA and fremanezumab at the International Headache Congress in São Paulo, Brazil.

09/03/2025

Neuroplasticity - likely an unfamiliar term to many people - ia thought to play an important role in the transformation from episodic migraine to chronic migraine. It can also play an equally important role in the treatment of chronic migraine. Watch this space, as they say, for more information about neuroplasticity’s role in migraine.

08/25/2025

Cusco’s Summer Fun! 🐾 💜 🎾

08/15/2025

Today we said “so long!” to this year’s summer research interns. These talented undergraduates not only learned about clinical research, but they also gained valuable experience in patient care. We look forward to seeing their continued success and are grateful to have played a role in their professional development!

08/02/2025

Weekend! 🎾 🎾 🐾

07/14/2025

“Is it 5:00 yet?!” 🐾 💜

07/02/2025

Cusco is beating the heat with a dip in the creek! 🐾 💜

06/20/2025

Our team is proudly presenting a first of its kind clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of ubrogepant in the treatment of migraine in patients currently treated with CGRP monoclonal antibodies at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

06/18/2025

Phlebotomy 101! 🩸 🤩 Hooray for our summer research interns who have hit the ground running and have even practiced blood draws this week! 👏

06/02/2025

05/02/2025

🐾 💜 Cusco’s Office Hours