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Leading headache science, education and management globally

The world’s leading membership organisation for those with a professional commitment to helping people affected by headache

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This site promotes the Society and its activities, and is home to the Society’s international journal Cephalalgia. We welcome Society members and all who work or seek information in the field of headache.

As a charity, the purpose of IHS is to advance headache science, education, and management, and promote headache awareness worldwide.

The official journal of the International Headache Society
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International Headache Congress 2023

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IHS Regional Headache Conference – Buenos Aires

IHS Regional Headache Conference - Buenos Aires

Delighted to have held the first IHS RHC in Latin America!

Call for papers – studies of trigeminal pain

Call for papers - studies of trigeminal pain

Submit your trigeminal pain study protocol to Cephalalgia Reports and the final results to Cephalalgia

Mayo Clinic has a job vacancy for a Headache Neurologist

Mayo Clinic has a job vacancy for a Headache Neurologist

Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is seeking a Neurologist with expertise in headache medicine to join the practice

Prof. Ottar Sjastaad, Founding Editor of Cephalalgia, has passed away

Prof. Ottar Sjastaad, Founding Editor of Cephalalgia, has passed away

A remarkable researcher who combined analytical observation with intuition, vision and persistence.