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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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From Drought to Delight: Blue Jays Ignite a Nation’s Joy

 


For the first time in over three decades, the Toronto Blue Jays have stormed back onto baseball’s grandest stage, and their World Series run has electrified an entire country. In an age when headlines often feel heavy, the Jays’ improbable surge has become a rare source of unifying joy.

Game 1 against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers set the tone: a nine-run sixth inning, capped by Addison Barger’s historic pinch-hit grand slam, sent the Rogers Centre into a frenzy and the Dodgers reeling. The 11–4 victory wasn’t just a win on the scoreboard — it was a statement that this team, long dismissed as underdogs, is rewriting its own story.

Across Canada, fans who once clung to memories of 1992 and 1993 are now watching history unfold in real time. Bars, living rooms, and city squares erupted in disbelief and delight, as the Jays reminded a nation what it feels like to celebrate together.

In a world where good news can feel scarce, the Blue Jays have delivered something priceless: hope, pride, and the reminder that sometimes, against all odds, joy really does come roaring back.


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