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Too Old for New Heart? Germany Faces Dearth of Organ Donors Too Old for New Heart? Germany Faces Dearth of Organ Donors
Siegfried Richtsteig has been waiting in hospital for more than 130 days for a heart that would allow him to do the things he enjoyed most, like playing with his grandchildren, before a stroke damaged the organ beyond repair.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news

Czech Doctors Deliver Baby Girl 117 Days After Mother ' s Brain-Death Czech Doctors Deliver Baby Girl 117 Days After Mother ' s Brain-Death
When a helicopter rushed an unconscious Czech woman who had suffered a severe stroke to hospital in April, her chances of survival were slim - and those of the fetus she had carried in her womb for 15 weeks little better.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

' Get With the Guidelines ' Hospitals Give Better Stroke Care ' Get With the Guidelines ' Hospitals Give Better Stroke Care
US hospitals participating in the AHA/ASA stroke care quality-improvement program provide higher quality of care compared with hospitals not participating in the initiative, a new study shows.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Sep 29 Cardiology News Sep 29 Cardiology News
Oxygen therapy in stroke, physical activity, hospital rankings, MRI labeling of cardiac devices, and PFO closure are discussed in this week ' s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Statins Overlooked for Secondary Stroke Prevention Statins Overlooked for Secondary Stroke Prevention
A nationwide study found one-fifth of patients discontinued statins 3 to 6 months after discharge for an ischemic stroke, while another study found less than half were ever prescribed a statin upon leaving the hospital.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Smartphone App Extends Stroke Expertise to More Hospitals Smartphone App Extends Stroke Expertise to More Hospitals
A smartphone-based system extends expert stroke care to hospitals without stroke neurologists or neuroradiologists, a study shows. The app transmits images and patient history for remote consults.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Centralized Acute Stroke Care Appears to Curb MortalityCentralized Acute Stroke Care Appears to Curb Mortality
Centralization of acute stroke services in London has brought down mortality rates and shortened hospital stays, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Hospitalized Stroke Patients Receive Worse CareHospitalized Stroke Patients Receive Worse Care
Patients who experience strokes in the hospital are less likely to receive quality care than those whose strokes occur in the community. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news