What causes headaches? - Dan Kwartler
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In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood. Fortunately, doctors today don’t resort to power tools to cure headaches, but we still have a lot to learn about this ancient ailment. Dan Kwartler shares what we know (and don't know) about headaches.
How do secondary headaches help us learn more about primary headaches?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Dan Kwartler
- Director Sharon Colman
- Composer Miguel d'Oliveira
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
