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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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Markets Waver Despite Trump-Xi Trade Truce as Big Tech Earnings Loom

 


U.S. stock futures faltered Thursday morning as Wall Street digested a limited trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, while bracing for a wave of Big Tech earnings and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve.

Market Snapshot:

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%
  • S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered near flat
  • Meta shares dropped 8% in premarket trading
  • Bitcoin fell below $108,000

The Trump-Xi summit in Busan yielded a one-year trade détente: the U.S. agreed to halve tariffs on fentanyl-related imports from China, while Beijing pledged to resume purchases of American soybeans and energy products and ease restrictions on rare earth exports. However, the deal lacked the sweeping breakthroughs investors had hoped for, leading to muted market enthusiasm.

Adding to the uncertainty, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that another interest rate cut in December is “not a foregone conclusion,” despite the central bank’s recent quarter-point reduction. His comments exposed divisions among policymakers and cooled expectations for further monetary easing.

Meanwhile, investors are closely watching earnings reports from tech giants including Apple and Amazon, which are expected to provide critical insight into the sector’s resilience amid global economic headwinds.

With geopolitical developments and monetary policy in flux, markets appear to be in a holding pattern—waiting for stronger catalysts to define the next move.


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