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Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS— When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it. De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Additional therapy promotes a continued pattern of improvement in upper-limb function and independence post-stroke
Stroke is considered a major worldwide health issue, and one of the leading causes of acquired disability in Australia, leading to lifelong impairment or death.1 Better recognition, management and medical treatment of acute stroke events have led to a reduction in both mortality2 and the severity of post-stroke impairments. The corollary of this sustained improvement in post-stroke outcomes is the growing number of survivors in the chronic phase living in the community and in need of ongoing rehabilitation, shifting our view towards stroke as a chronic disease rather than a single, neurological event.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 19, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: AG Thompson-Butel, SK Ashcroft, G Lin, T Trinh, PA McNulty Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 1581: Redesigning Rural Acute Stroke Care: A Person-Centered Approach
pbell Stroke service delivery in rural areas in Australia lacks evidence-based, best practice care protocols as a result of limited resources and opportunity. Healthcare redesign is an approach to improving health services by understanding barriers and enablers to service provision and work with users to develop solutions for improvement. This research aimed to qualitatively evaluate stroke care in rural Tasmania using a person-centered approach, as part of a larger healthcare redesign initiative to improve acute stroke care. Semi-structured interviews, aimed at gaining insight into experiences of healthcare staff and ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - January 15, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sarah J. Prior Carey A. Mather Steven J. Campbell Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sleep disordered breathing has minimal association with retinal microvascular diameters in a non-diabetic sleep clinic cohort
ConclusionNo major SDB associations with CRAE or CRVE were identified, although the RFM/CPAP intervention reduced evening CRVE for severe OSA patients. Implications for cerebro-vascular disease risk remain uncertain. Trial registrationThe protocol was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (Trial Id: ACTRN12620000694910).
Source: PLoS One - January 10, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Kristina Kairaitis Source Type: research

Relationship Between MicroRNA Signature and Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: The expression level of let-7i was independently related to arterial stiffness in patients with cerebral infarction, suggesting that it plays a pathophysiological role in atherosclerosis.PMID:36606643 | DOI:10.3988/jcn.2023.19.1.28
Source: Atherosclerosis - January 6, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sang-Jin Lee Jeong-Min Kim Eun Sun Lee Kwang-Yeol Park Hye Ryoun Kim Source Type: research

Pilot experience using a portable electrocardiography device for atrial fibrillation detection in an outpatient stroke clinic
Aust J Rural Health. 2022 Dec 27. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12957. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36573881 | DOI:10.1111/ajr.12957
Source: The Australian Journal of Rural Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Rural Health Authors: Beng Lim Alvin Chew Carlos Garcia-Esperon Sophie Dunkerton Neil J Spratt Source Type: research