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Working long hours ‘increases the risk of having a stroke’
People who work long hours have been found to have a higher risk of stroke, especially if they work those hours for a decade or more, according to French researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - June 21, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Midlife diabetes ups risk of stroke and brain artery narrowing
Type 2 diabetes in midlife is associated with a 30% increased risk of a serious blockage of the brain arteries, often leading to stroke, and a doubling of the risk of narrowing of arteries in those over 60.
Source: Nursing Times - June 11, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
More health staff arrested in Blackpool poisoning inquiry
Four more healthcare professionals have been arrested on suspicion of poisoning patients on a stroke unit in Blackpool.
Source: Nursing Times - April 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Intense IV blood glucose control ‘doesn’t improve stroke outcomes’
Intravenous insulin does not improve stroke outcomes compared to standard blood glucose control using insulin shots, according to researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - February 11, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurse shortages at stroke unit leave patients 'calling out for help'
Staffing shortages at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust mean nurses are sometimes too hard-pressed to provide compassionate care, according to the organisation ’s latest inspection report.
Source: Nursing Times - December 12, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Blackpool patient poisoning suspect understood to be nurse
A nurse from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison to stroke patients.
Source: Nursing Times - November 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: Work to start on new career framework for stroke nurses
A group of experts is to develop a new career framework for stroke nurses, which aims to give nurses and employers a clear idea of the skills and competencies needed at different levels.
Source: Nursing Times - October 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses urged to point patients towards new online stroke guide
Nurses are being encouraged by the UK ’s sole nursing professor of stroke care to encourage patients to use a new website designed to help them manage their recovery.
Source: Nursing Times - October 8, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Diabetics from deprived areas more likely to be admitted
People with diabetes from deprived backgrounds in England are twice as likely to end up in hospital with a heart attack or stroke than those who are better off, according to new research.
Source: Nursing Times - October 4, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Evidence does not back primary CVD prevention with statins
Evidence does not support the widespread use of statins in healthy older people to prevent heart disease and stroke, according to the authors of a new Spanish study.
Source: Nursing Times - September 7, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Insomnia is likely to be a long-term side effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased risk of depression, according to researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - May 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Adults with severe eczema ‘should be screened for cardiovascular risk’
Severe eczema in adults is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular problems including heart attack and stroke, according to a major new study involving UK researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - May 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Drug to treat bleeding may benefit haemorrhagic stroke patients
Patients with stroke caused by intracerebral haemorrhage may benefit from receiving a drug currently used to treat blood loss from major trauma and bleeding after childbirth, suggests a trial.
Source: Nursing Times - May 16, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Patients with atrial fibrillation cannot ever be considered ‘cured’
Patients with atrial fibrillation, which can leave them at a higher risk of stroke, still need treatment even after their heart rhythm seems to have returned to normal, warn UK researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - May 11, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Having a sauna frequently may reduce the risk of stroke
Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study, involving UK researchers.
Source: Nursing Times - May 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
