Study reveals cost of migraines in workplace

28 June 2018

As many as 60% of people who suffer from severe migraine miss, on average, at least a week of work per month.

That is one of the findings from a global study by Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX) and the European Migraine and Headache Alliance (EMHA).

My Migraine Voice is the largest ever global study of people living with migraine, involving more than 11,000 people from 31 countries, with the findings presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society in San Francisco.

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