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' Time Is Brain ' : More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 -- When people suffering a stroke need a transfer to another hospital, time is of the essence. But a new study finds that most Americans in that situation face delays.
The study, published recently in the Journal of the...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Sen. John Fetterman Improving, Though Timing on Return to Work Still Unclear
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023– Sen. John Fetterman, who checked himself into Walter Reed Hospital for depression five weeks ago, should be back at work soon, his aide said Thursday.
The Pennsylvania senator suffered a stroke last May that nearly...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: ' I Need to Walk Again ' : Stroke Survivor Keeps Promise to Her Husband, Who Died On 9/11
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- From her hospital bed, Beth Murphy demanded that a television be brought into her room. She needed to see the face of her husband.
Kevin Murphy died on 9/11 as he worked at the World...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Neurologist Wakes Up in the Hospital Where She Works – As a Stroke Survivor
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Dr. Dipika Aggarwal sat in a Kansas City, Kansas, diner on a Tuesday afternoon two years ago sipping coffee and enjoying a mushroom omelet and toast.
Only a month before, the neurologist...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 8, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID Plus ' Bleeding ' Stroke Doubles a Patient ' s Death Risk
THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 -- ' Bleeding ' stroke patients with COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to die as those without COVID-19, new research shows.
For the study, a research team from the University of Utah analyzed data from 568 hospitals in...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
MONDAY, March 15, 2021 -- For someone suffering a severe stroke, every 10 minutes that goes by before treatment starts in the emergency room may cost eight weeks of a healthy life, Canadian researchers report.
In fact, delays in the hospital may...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
' Telestroke ' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 -- You ' ve had a stroke and arrive at a hospital, but the stroke specialist is off-duty. Never fear: Telemedicine may help save your life.
Especially during the COVID-19 crisis, so-called ' telestroke ' services -- where health...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Asians at Higher Risk of COVID-Linked Stroke: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 9, 2020 -- Asian COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom have a higher stroke risk than other racial/ethnic groups, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data on 1,470 stroke patients admitted to 13 hospitals in England and Scotland...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
' Weekend Effect ' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21, 2020 -- Stroke patients have a higher risk of death if they ' re admitted to a rural hospital on the weekend, a new study finds.
University of Georgia researchers analyzed 2016 data on stroke deaths at U.S. hospitals to learn...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
MONDAY, Aug. 10, 2020 -- Black and Hispanic Americans are much more likely than white people to avoid going to the hospital for heart attack or stroke symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, an online survey reveals.
More than half (55%) of...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Flu Shot May Help Protect Vulnerable Hospital Patients From Heart Attack, Mini-Stroke
MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu during their hospital stay, a new...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
THURSDAY, May 14, 2020 -- During the current coronavirus pandemic, U.S. hospitals are seeing fewer people for signs of stroke, a new study finds.
Evaluations for stroke have dropped nearly 40%, said researchers who looked at data from more than 850...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Father ' s Fatal Stroke a ' Wake-Up Call ' for Sons
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- One Sunday in 2016, Dwight Tschetter felt lightheaded and lost consciousness. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital. At 67, he had a stroke that paralyzed his whole body. " It was a really...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Muscle Relaxant Baclofen Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. " It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it ' s...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Muscle Relaxant, Baclofen, Could Pose Mental Dangers for Seniors
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 -- A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant known as baclofen can leave older kidney patients so disoriented that they land in the hospital, a new study warns. " It can present with acute stroke-like symptoms, even though it ' s...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
