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Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS— When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it. De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Reduction in Neurological Disease Hospitalization Rate During Covid-19 Pandemic in Abruzzo
ConclusionsDespite the severity of the diseases included in MDC 1 (i.e. ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage), a significant decline was detected in hospital admissions in Abruzzo. Subsequently, a high number of subjects might have not received the necessary health assistance leading to an increase in mortality and morbidity for these severe pathologies. Additionally, patients might have avoided seeking hospital care in response to the fear of contagion triggered either by media or as a result of the stay-at-home government recommendations.Key messagesAn alarming reduction in all types of hospitalizations for neurologi...
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Outcome after acute ischemic stroke treatment during Covid-19 outbreak in South-East Tuscany
CONCLUSION: During the lockdown period due to Covid-19 pandemic, patients with acute ischemic stroke had a worse prognosis. These findings suggest the need to improve the health system organization to guarantee an appropriate treatment during the pandemic, including the patients that are not affected by Covid-19.PMID:34579640 | DOI:10.2174/1871529X21666210927094058
Source: Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders Drug Targets - September 28, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Maurizio Acampa Valentina Peresso Pietro Enea Lazzerini Carlo Domenichelli Francesca Guideri Rossana Tassi Stefano Dami Roberto Marconi Giovanni Iannelli Giovanni Linoli Giulia Peppoloni Simone Nocentini Simone Gallerini Alessandra Cartocci Sandra Bracco Source Type: research

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