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Nerve Block Therapy Offers Hope for Migraine Sufferers

                           Calgary neurologist Dr. Serena Orr injecting a patient to help treat migraines.  Researchers in Calgary are spotlighting a promising treatment for people living with severe migraines: occipital nerve blocks . This approach involves injecting a small amount of anesthetic near the occipital nerves at the back of the head, which can interrupt pain signals and provide rapid relief. Neurologist Dr. Serena Orr of the University of Calgary has been at the forefront of this research, recommending updates to the American Headache Society’s guidelines for emergency departments. The new recommendations encourage doctors to consider nerve blocks as a frontline option for patients arriving with debilitating migraine attacks. Patients who have received the treatment report significant improvement. Some describe it as the first time they’ve been able to escape the crushing pain, nausea,...
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Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, stocks rally



US stocks rose on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates at their highest range in 22 years at the conclusion of its latest policy meeting.  The Federal Reserve decided to keep its benchmark interest rate in a range of 5.25%-5.50%, The Fed is waiting to see the impact of its previous rate hikes on the economy.

The S&P 500 was up more than 1.05% while the Dow ones Industrial Average  gained almost 0.7%. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq  rose about 1.6 %.with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones, and the Nasdaq all gaining more than 0.7%. Investors were relieved that the Fed did not signal any further tightening in the near term.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said policy makers would proceed carefully although they were not yet confident financial conditions were restrictive enough to get inflation as low as the central bank would like.

Treasury yields edged lower, with the 10-year yield trading around 4.8%. Yields ticked lower earlier Wednesday after the US Treasury's quarterly refunding update revealed the Treasury will auction $112 billion in debt next week, roughly in line with Wall Street's expectations.


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