New Yorker writer Maria Konnikova delves into the mysterious ailment that she and 39 million others suffer from in the U.S. alone: Migraine, a disease that is still little understood, yet debilitating to its sufferers. Konnikova takes a clear-eyed look at migraine's history, diving into current theories and more recent approaches - and offers a deeply personal account of what it's like to experience migraine, usually with little warning and always to a level that is devastating to a degree.

Eighteen percent of women are thought to suffer from migraine, and Konnikova thinks that it's not a coincidence that the ailment has not gotten the medical investigation that it deserves. It is unfortunately far too common to see medical data gaps where a predominantly female patient population is concerned.

Informative and entertaining, Migraine is an Audible Original for those who suffer from migraine and those with sufferers in their lives - which would amount to just about everyone.