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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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Radar Glitch Grounds UK Flights, Sparks Nationwide Disruption

 

                                         Members of the public wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow                                                 Airport in London

A technical failure at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Swanwick control centre caused widespread flight disruptions across the UK on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, and Birmingham were affected, with outbound flights temporarily grounded as engineers scrambled to resolve the issue.

The radar malfunction led to a shutdown of London’s airspace, forcing aircraft into holding patterns and delaying thousands of passengers. Although the system was restored later in the day, airlines warned that delays would persist into the evening as they worked to clear the backlog.

This incident echoes a similar outage in August 2023, which cost airlines over £100 million in compensation and refunds. Critics have called for improved contingency planning, citing the recurring nature of such failures.

Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for updated flight information as operations gradually return to normal.

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