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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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The Reagan Shadow: Trump’s Presidency in a Conservative Mirror

U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of a painting of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in the Oval Office at the White House

When Donald Trump entered the Oval Office, he did so under the long shadow of Ronald Reagan, a figure still revered by many conservatives as the gold standard of Republican leadership. Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s reshaped the GOP, embedding themes of tax cuts, deregulation, and a strong national defense into the party’s DNA.

Trump, however, inherited not just Reagan’s legacy but also the expectation to measure up against it. While Reagan projected optimism and a unifying “Morning in America” message, Trump’s style leaned more toward disruption and confrontation. Yet both men tapped into a sense of discontent, appealing to voters who felt left behind by political elites.

The comparison reveals both continuity and contrast. Trump echoed Reagan’s skepticism of government and emphasis on American strength, but he diverged sharply in tone, rhetoric, and approach to global alliances. For many Republicans, Reagan remains the idealized past, while Trump represents a more combative present—two different answers to the same question of how conservatism should define America’s future.


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