Experts Fear a Shortage of Forensic Pathologists Will Leave Deaths Unexplained
Makeshift morgues were necessary back in 2020, when COVID-19 lacked a vaccine and was killing so many people that hospitals and funeral homes couldn’t keep up. But two years later, they were still in use in Baltimore—for a different reason. In February, according to news stories at the time, at least 200 bodies from the medical examiner’s office sat in refrigerated truck trailers parked inside a parking garage for weeks. There was simply nowhere else to put them—because of a shortage of forensic pathologists.
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There were so few forensic pathologists in th...
Source: TIME: Health - November 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news
Earlier Anticoagulation Better After Ischemic Stroke in AF? Earlier Anticoagulation Better After Ischemic Stroke in AF?
The observational ATTUNE study suggests that starting anticoagulation within 4 days of stroke leads to fewer new infarcts detected by imaging without an increase in hemorrhage compared with starting later.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 3, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Certain type of stroke on the rise, with higher rates among Black people
Subarachnoid hemorrhage occurs in Black people at a disproportionately higher rate compared to people of other races and ethnicities, study finds. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - November 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 -- An often-deadly type of stroke -- subarachnoid hemorrhage -- is on the upswing in the United States, particularly among Black people, new research shows.
Unlike the more common ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Antithrombotic Medication in Patients With AF and ICH Antithrombotic Medication in Patients With AF and ICH
Is it safe to use oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation who have previously survived an intracranial hemorrhage?Stroke (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Certain type of stroke on the rise, with higher rates among Black people
Subarachnoid hemorrhage occur in Black people at a disproportionately higher rate compared to people of other races and ethnicities, study finds. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - October 26, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Research Source Type: news
Genetically Predicted on-statin LDL Response and ICH Risk Genetically Predicted on-statin LDL Response and ICH Risk
This study suggests that genetically predicted response to statins may be useful for predicting risk of incident intracerebral hemorrhage.Brain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
ADHD Is Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases
Significant link seen for ADHD with risk for any CVD, especially cardiac arrest, hemorrhagic stroke, peripheral vascular disease/arteriosclerosis (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - September 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Globally, 1 in 4 people over 25 will have a stroke of some form, according to the World Stroke Organization. Subarachnoid hemorrhages account for approximately 1.2 million cases of stroke each year, and nearly 40% of those cases are fatal. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7g797b9v_c Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1:01) is in the downloads at the end of the post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. While not the most common type of stroke,… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 16, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Heart rate variability can detect blunt traumatic brain injury within the first hour - Zhu M, Blears EE, Cummins CB, Wolf J, Nunez Lopez OA, Bohanon FJ, Kramer GC, Radhakrishnan RS.
In this study... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Seizures in Young Stroke Survivors Double Dementia Risk
Findings seen for all strokes, ischemic strokes, and hemorrhagic strokes (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - July 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Mother's late son's organs saved 50 people after he died aged 22
Lisa Wilson, from Hornchurch in Essex, described on Lorraine today how her son Tom, who died from a brain haemorrhage, signed up to be an organ donor at 18-years-old. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is MRI a necessary addition to CT for stroke patients?
Is it necessary for patients with acute ischemic stroke to undergo both CT an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Do all ED patients presenting with TIA get complete imaging workup? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 21, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Stroke warning: Popular herbal supplement associated with 'haemorrhagic stroke' in study
A STROKE is a serious life-threatening medical condition that happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. A popular herbal supplement was associated with one of the main types of stroke in a first-of-its-kind case study. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bret Michaels: Poison star’s tragic health battles - from diabetes to brain haemorrhage
BRET MICHAELS - the harmonica player and singer for the glam-rock band Poison - was rushed to hospital after "unforeseen medical complications" last week. It follows years of poor health - including a shocking brain haemorrhage. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
