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OUCH (UK) is very pleased and proud to announce that their chairman and patron, Professor Peter  Goadsby, is one of four eminent neuroscience researchers who have jointly been awarded the prestigious Lundbeck Foundation annual Brain Prize for their work in the field of neuroscience, with particular regard to the mechanism of migraine, which has led to the development of innovative new treatment for this disabling condition.  The Professor's co-recipients are Professor Dr Lars Edvinson, Professor Michael Moskowitz, and Professor Jes Olesen.

Professor Goadsby is a world authority on the even rarer condition cluster headache and his commitment to reducing the pain of all those who suffer a severe headache condition is a lifelong...

As some of you may know, this month is the 1st Anniversary of the OUCH (UK) YouTube Channel.

To mark this special occasion and for the first time in the history of OUCH (UK), we will be doing a live stream on the channel on Friday 29th Jan 2021 @ 11.00am

We are going to have some very special guests, including the premiere of the pre-recorded podcast with Professor Peter Goadsby who talks about how Covid is affecting Cluster Headaches Sufferers.

Below is a schedule and a link to the channel, so make sure you are subscribed and click the bell...

We are terribly saddened to share the news that Vicky Quarshie, Headache Specialist Nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary, passed away on April 23rd 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Vicky was a member of the BASH council, a founder of the UK Headache Specialist Nurses Group and a Trustee of Park Street Performing Arts Centre where she helped many young people to gain confidence and become performers. She was a great champion of OUCH and was chosen for our Les Charlton Award last year. I had the great pleasure to present her with the award in November during a show she arranged at Park Street to raise funds for OUCH.

Even while she was ill, Vicky was planning what she was going to do next for us. She was such a kind and...

The National Migraine Centre invited OUCH(UK)  to take part in a Podcast on cluster headache.  This is one of a series of podcasts done by NMC covering several different types of headache condition.  The podcast starts with discussion on the particular condition - CH in our case - between health professionals and Charlotte Burr of NMC. 

Then member Val Hobbs is asked about what it is like to experience CH and how the condition can affect everyday life.  You can listen below or go to the NMC website to also hear more podcasts. For the CH one,  scroll through the list of podcasts and CH is in No. 3 of Series 2 .  It might be useful to...