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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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U.S. Envoys Rush to Israel as Gaza Ceasefire Tested by Violence

Palestinians inspect the damage around their homes after an Israeli strike on Sunday targeted the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner arrived in Israel on Monday to reinforce a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, just a day after the truce faced its first major flareup.

The visit comes amid heightened tensions following Israeli claims that Hamas militants killed two soldiers, prompting threats to suspend humanitarian aid transfers. Although the Israeli military later confirmed it would resume enforcing the ceasefire, uncertainty lingered over whether aid deliveries had restarted.

The U.S.-brokered truce, now in its second week, was designed to halt more than two years of conflict. President Donald Trump described Hamas as “quite rambunctious” during remarks aboard Air Force One, suggesting that rogue elements within the group may be undermining the agreement.

The envoys’ mission underscores Washington’s urgent push to stabilize the situation and prevent a collapse of the deal, which remains critical for both regional security and humanitarian relief efforts.

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