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Climate Experts Are Testing New Ways To Reach the People Most Affected by Extreme Heat
As heat waves become longer, hotter, and more widespread across the planet, human responses to them are becoming increasingly local and specialized. Both scientific researchers and government officials are finding that the best strategies to keep cool are ones that are specially tailored to a community. That may seem obvious, given that outdoor laborers need different cooling resources than school teachers, for instance. But existing national and regional policies aren’t always that fine tuned—and they run the risk of wasting resources or missing the most vulnerable people. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”tru...
Source: TIME: Health - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized climate climate change Climate Is Everything extreme weather healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Rhod Gilbert health: Comedian suffered suspected ‘mini-stroke’ - symptoms you need to spot
RHOD GILBERT, the Welsh comedian, experienced a suspected ‘mini-stroke' back in 2017. But what is the condition, is it life-threatening and what are the symptoms to look out for?
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart attack, stroke and burns victims wait up to FIVE HOURS for an ambulance
One in 16 seriously ill patients in England and Wales wait more than an hour for emergency services to arrive - 4,000 per week, a BBC investigation found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke consultant shortage 'hurtling towards crisis'
Some 48% of hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland do not have the staff they need, figures suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Three-year-old girl's chickenpox caused her to have a STROKE
Lottie Evans was staying at a caravan park in Abersoch, North Wales, with her family on July 26, 2016 when she became clumsy, irritable and unable to walk.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rising to the Challenge: Stroke care received between April 2016 to March 2017 The Fourth SSNAP Annual Report
The report highlights the improvements made in stroke care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the past four years. Using real world quality improvement case studies, it outlines the different approaches taken by local teams to improve their stroke services across the patient pathway; what was the challenge faced? What was the solution? What impact did the QI project have on care processes? The report also offers practical tips and recommendations on how other clinical teams could adapt similar QI approaches to improve the care provided to their patients in the future.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Speed increases risk of stroke within hours or days of use
Methamphetamine can raise blood pressure, making users more susceptible to a hemorrhagic stroke, found a study by the University of New South Wales in Australia.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news