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Moderate headaches

Moderate headaches

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Moderate headaches is a symptom in which a person has pain in the head, and the pain is bothersome but not severe. Severe headaches or headaches which are worsening each day over several days can be signs of a serious medical problem.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Headache

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

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