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Liraglutide, a member of the family of blockbuster weight-loss drugs, reduces headaches by half in a small study.
Head-splitting migraines could be the next ailment in a seemingly endless list that a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs might treat. In a small study, the drug liraglutide reduced monthly migraine episodes by nearly half among people with obesity who experience the headache-inducing condition.
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