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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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Orban Rejects Euro Adoption, Calls EU a “Disintegrating Union”

 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has once again sharpened his criticism of the European Union, declaring that Hungary should not adopt the euro as the bloc faces what he described as “disintegration.”

In an interview with the economic news site EconomX, Orban argued that tying Hungary’s future more closely to the EU through euro adoption would be a mistake. “Hungary should not tie its fate closer to the European Union than now, and adopting the euro would be the closest possible link,” he said.

Hungary, which joined the EU in 2004, has benefited from billions of euros in development funds but has clashed repeatedly with Brussels over rule-of-law concerns. The EU has suspended significant funding to Budapest, citing democratic backsliding under Orban’s government.

Unlike Denmark, Hungary does not have a formal opt-out from the euro, but it has yet to meet the economic conditions required for membership. Several of its regional neighbors, including Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania, also remain outside the eurozone.

Orban’s remarks stand in stark contrast to the agenda of opposition leader Peter Magyar, who has pledged to unfreeze EU funds and move Hungary closer to adopting the common currency ahead of the 2026 parliamentary elections.

Meanwhile, Hungary’s central bank has kept one of the EU’s highest interest rates at 6.5%, a policy that has helped strengthen the forint against the euro but has also drawn criticism from Orban, who suggested the rate was “higher than it could be.”

The comments underscore the deepening divide between Budapest and Brussels, as Hungary positions itself as a reluctant member of a union it increasingly views with skepticism.


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