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When should you go to hospital for a headache? A doctor explains how to tell if it's an emergency

  • Written by: Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University
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I waited for hours in emergency last night with this dreadful headache, but eventually gave up and left. Should I have kept waiting at the hospital?

This is a surprisingly common scenario I encounter as a general practitioner. If you’re wondering how bad your headache needs to be to go to hospital, here’s the advice...

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