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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 30 MIN

Why Are So Many People Plagued by Headaches?

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

There is so much scientists and doctors still don't know about why humans get chronic headaches, and the best way to treat them. Author and science journalist Tom Zeller Jr. discusses his new book, The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction―and a Search for Relief. Listeners call in to share their own experiences with headaches. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There is so much scientists and doctors still don't know about why humans get chronic headaches, and the best way to treat them.

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There is so much scientists and doctors still don't know about why humans get chronic headaches, and the best way to treat them. Author and science journalist Tom Zeller Jr. discusses his new book, The Headache: The Science of a Most Confounding...

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