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Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Survival Improves with Multidisciplinary Approach.
CONCLUSIONS: Implementing a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach substantially improved outcomes for CF-LVAD recipients. PMID: 30853587 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 6, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jorde UP, Shah AM, Sims DB, Madan S, Siddiqi N, Luke A, Saeed O, Patel SR, Murthy S, Shin J, Oviedo J, Watts S, Jakobleff W, Forest S, Vukelic S, Belov D, Puius Y, Minamoto G, Muggia V, Carlese A, Leung S, Rahmanian M, Leff J, Goldstein D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

In Loudon County, Tenn., Priority Ambulance Trains More Than 110 Residents to Stop the Bleed
Last week, Priority Ambulance and Fort Loudoun Medical Center observed the national Stop the Bleed initiative with training events and donations that targeted Loudon County schools and the general public. In total, more than 110 Loudon County community members were trained in lifesaving bleeding control techniques, including 40 teachers who serve as a medical first response team at each high school. Priority Ambulance and Fort Loudoun also donated bleeding control kits, which include gauze, gloves, tourniquet and trauma shears, to each public and private elementary, middle and high school in Loudon County. The kits will be...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - April 3, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Priority Ambulance Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
This article outlines the key aspects of patient workup and procedural technique for the best possible outcome.
Source: Interventional Cardiology Clinics - March 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

First ‐aid training in school: amount, content and hindrances
This study aimed to establish how much time is spent on first‐aid training, which first‐aid measures are taught, and which factors prevent teachers from providing the quantity and quality of first‐aid training that they wish to give. MethodsA questionnaire was distributed to teachers in physical education in primary and secondary schools and to teachers in vocational subjects in higher secondary schools. ResultsThe teachers taught a median of two lessons in first aid per year. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was taught by 64% of teachers, free airway and recovery position by 69% and stopping severe bleeding by 51...
Source: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - August 17, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: H. K. Bakke, H. K. Bakke, R. Schwebs Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Use of simulation training to prepare pharmacy residents for medical emergencies.
CONCLUSION: Simulation training increased pharmacy residents' self-reported preparedness for high-stress, high-impact clinical scenarios and medical emergencies. PMID: 28274986 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP - March 11, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Thompson Bastin ML, Cook AM, Flannery AH Tags: Am J Health Syst Pharm Source Type: research

A Woman's Place is at the Table
As I watched Donald Trump pace behind Hillary Clinton during the second presidential debate, I noticed myself growing increasingly uncomfortable. At the time, I attributed my discomfort to the generalized anxiety accompanying this particularly contentious election cycle. It was only when I saw the Saturday Night Live parody of that debate that I realized what had truly spooked me. It was the way Alec Baldwin, playing Donald Trump, lurked menacingly behind Kate McKinnon, playing Hillary Clinton, throughout the event. It was on his final swerve across the frame, to the soundtrack of Jaws, that I understood the source of my d...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Turmeric: Nature ’s Miracle Root for Disease
My friends Lelir and Westi in Bali don’t like to go to doctors. Nature is their pharmacy. You see, Lelir is a Balian. That means “herbal healer.” And Westi’s plantation is bursting with healing plants.  But one plant stands out above all the others. Lelir uses it to make a daily immune-boosting elixir as well as an anti-aging facial scrub. Balians use it as an antibiotic and for liver support. They boil it with milk and sugar to treat the common cold and allergies. Rural doctors make it into a paste with lime to ease sore joints. They make drinks to treat fevers and stomach pain. They mix it wi...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 20, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Natural Cures Source Type: news

Addressing Disparities in Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: Educational Opportunities
This study identified barriers to optimal stroke prevention to develop a framework for clinician education. A comprehensive educational needs assessment was developed focusing on clinicians within the Stroke Belt. The mixed qualitative-quantitative approach included regional surveys and one-on-one clinician interviews. Identified contributors to disparities included implicit racial biases, lack of awareness of racial disparities in AF stroke risk, and lack of effective multicultural awareness and training. Additional barriers affecting disparities included patient medical mistrust and clinician-patient communication challe...
Source: American Journal of Medical Quality - June 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Karcher, R., Berman, A. E., Gross, H., Hess, D. C., Jauch, E. C., Viser, P. E., Solenski, N. J., Wolf, A. M. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nico touts studies using BrainPath to treat hemorrhagic stroke
Nico Corp today released data from 2 recently published studies which utilized its BrainPath Approach to treat hemorrhagic stroke, touting a 95% clot reduction and no mortalities associated with the device. The BrainPath system uses a shunt and specially designed instrumentation to give surgeons access to the subcortical section of the brain. The device won 510(k) clearance from the FDA last June for treating primary and secondary brain tumors, vascular abnormalities, intraventricular tumors or cysts. Data from the studies was published in the journals Neurosurgery and Operative Neurosurgery, the Indianapolis-based c...
Source: Mass Device - June 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Neurological Surgical Nico Corp. Source Type: news

Left atrial appendage closure: patient, device and post-procedure drug selection.
Authors: Tzikas A, Bergmann MW Abstract Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC), a device-based therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, is considered an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy, particularly for patients at high risk of bleeding. Proof of concept has been demonstrated by the PROTECT AF and PREVAIL trials which evaluated the WATCHMAN device (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA) versus warfarin, showing favourable outcome for the device group. The most commonly used devices for LAAC are the WATCHMAN and its successor, the WATCHMAN FLX (Boston Scientific) and the AMPLAT...
Source: EuroIntervention - May 15, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: EuroIntervention Source Type: research

Association between periodontal diseases and systemic illnesses: A survey among internal medicine residents in Nigeria
Conclusions Knowledge of periodontal disease as a risk factor for systemic illnesses among medical residents in Nigeria is inadequate. These relationships should be emphasized in continuing medical education courses.
Source: The Saudi Dental Journal - November 10, 2015 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research

Vicky's Story
My older sister, Vicky, never listened to authority. One of my earliest childhood memories was around age four, seeing my Mom whip Vicky with a long tree twig to the point she was bleeding. My mother, a frustrated widow raising five girls on meager Social Security benefits in rural southeast Missouri used the only form of discipline she knew -- corporal punishment. As Vicky's 10-year-old old legs, back, and buttocks became covered in red dotted lines, she never cried or moaned. Instead she looked straight ahead, stone-faced. Mom perceived her look as defiance and gave her more lashings than she should have that day. Event...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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