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COVID-19 Cuts Stroke Cases Nearly 40% Nationwide
Nearly real-time data on use of brain imaging software shows a precipitous drop in stroke evaluations during the pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus concerns keep heart patients from hospital: 'I was so scared'
Hospitals across the United States are seeing fewer stroke and heart patients coming to their facilities for care -- and two new papers tie that trend to the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Adapting stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic: an implementation guide, British Association of Stroke Physicians
Guidance for adapting stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic – and reshaping them afterwards – has been made available in a collaboration between the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus update: New sensor used for stroke patients could help spot symptoms earlier
CORONAVIRUS cases continue to rise daily. In that time, scientists and reserachers are doing all they can to help with the pandemic. A new device used on stroke patients could help to track symptoms and note the progression of the illness.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'Distressing' drop in people seeking care for heart attacks in Canada, data suggests
New data analyzed by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society suggests fewer people in Canada are seeking care for serious heart attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: CBC | Health - May 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Trials and Tribulations: Neurology Research During COVID-19
Investigators leading ongoing pivotal trials in Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and stroke have had to make a quick pivot to change plans and protocols for key trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Don't Ignore Signs of Heart Attack During COVID-19
Fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care since the coronavirus pandemic began and doctors are wondering why.
Source: WebMD Health - April 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Our Diets Are Changing Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Is It for the Better?
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot about modern American life: how we work, socialize, and even how we eat. Dining out is a distant memory. But nutritionally, people weren’t exactly thriving in pre-pandemic America. “Before COVID-19 came along, it was increasingly clear that the diet quality and nutritional status of Americans was terrible,” says Dr. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. More than 40% of U.S. adults are obese. After years of declines, heart disease death rates are on the rise again. So are rates of obesity-linked canc...
Source: TIME: Health - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mandy Oaklander Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Doctors Warn Not To Ignore Signs Of Heart Attack, Stroke Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
BOSTON (CBS) – Boston health care providers are pleading with the public to seek medical treatment if they are suffering from illnesses unrelated to the coronavirus. “Because when it comes to your health, time can be the difference between life and death,” Brigham Health trauma surgeon Dr. Stephanie Nitzschke says in a new public service announcement released by area hospitals. Doctors say they have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of stroke, heart attack, and other patients who would normally fill emergency departments. “My center and a number of others in Boston estimated a reduction of about 25 perc...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Louisa Moller Source Type: news

Covid-19 fears keep people from hospitals, but doctors say call 911 for heart attack and stroke
As the world continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a message from health officials has been consistent and clear: stay home.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

'A stroke of luck' to be on global cruise during pandemic
Several cruise ships have become coronavirus traps after outbreaks were discovered on board
Source: ABC News: Health - April 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Clinical guide for the management of stroke patients during the coronavirus pandemic, RCP (Updated 16th April 2020 with updates highlighted in yellow)
Much of stroke medicine is in the frontline, with responsibilities involving direct and indirect support to emergency departments (EDs) and admissions units. Most stroke physicians however have dual or triple accreditation in general medicine and/or geriatrics. Therefore some services may need to consider how they extend their roles to release clinicians to support the general emergency medical take and inpatient bed base. We should seek the best local solutions to continue the proper management while developing and protecting resources for the response to coronavirus.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Before coronavirus we were dying of loneliness. Can a pandemic help America heal?
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, former US surgeon general, makes the case that with health implications that include heart disease and stroke, dementia and depression, loneliness is a topic that we can't afford to ignore.
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Global Appeal to MI, Stroke Patients to Seek Care Amid Pandemic
Concerns of contracting COVID-19 and social distancing may be prompting patients to ignore their symptoms, 'causing a new public health crisis,' one observer says.
Source: WebMD Health - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: Are Acute Stroke Patients Avoiding Emergency Care?
Stroke specialists across the country are reporting a drop in the number of patients seeking emergency care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: WebMD Health - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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