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10 New Year's Resolutions Doctors Actually Want You to Make
Each year, Americans’ most popular New Year’s resolutions are more or less the same: get healthy, get organized, save money. But doctors at the American Medical Association (AMA) have some more specific thoughts in mind for 2019.
The AMA this week released a list of 10 wellness-focused resolutions that could “help Americans make the most impactful, long-lasting improvements to their health in 2019.” Here’s what they are — and how to make them happen.
Learn your risk for type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common chronic health conditions in the U.S., affecting an estimated 30 mil...
Source: TIME: Health - December 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Holidays 2018 public health Source Type: news
To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease, Pay Attention to Pregnancy Complications
This Medical News article discusses the increased risk of future heart disease and stroke in women who experienced preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - October 17, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
The Acute Stroke Care Revolution
This Viewpoint reviews evidence of the benefits of thrombectomy for patients with ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion, and details the systems of care that need to be developed to ensure that all patients who might benefit from the procedure can be rapidly identified, transported, imaged, and treated under the care of qualified specialists.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - September 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Spreading the word: Noninvasive brain stimulation may soon reach more aphasia patients
(Medical University of South Carolina) In an article published online on Aug. 20, 2018 by the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology, researchers tested the use of transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke patients with aphasia. Their results justify the creation of a large clinical trial to test the new treatment in a number of patients who have lost some or all of their use of language after stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bridging the Evidence-to-Practice Gap in Stroke Care
Stroke is particularly devastating globally. Although much progress on stroke has been made, stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death in China, a country with a population greater than 1.5 billion. Indeed, the burden of stroke is substantial in Asian countries because of a higher stroke incidence and evolving access to modern stroke care. Stroke care may be one area of medicine that has a particularly large evidence-to-practice gap. Modern stroke treatment requires technology including imaging equipment, as well as stroke units and rehabilitation units, all of which can be prohib...
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - June 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of a Multifaceted Intervention on Adherence to Performance Measures in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
This cluster randomized clinical trial determines whether a multifaceted quality improvement intervention can improve adherence to evidence-based performance measures in patients with acute ischemic stroke in China.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - June 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
CMS Requirements for Mandatory Shared Decision Making for Cardiac Procedures and Other Tests
This Viewpoint discusses Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) policies requiring physicians to engage patients in shared decision making prior to implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, lung cancer screening, and left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, and argues that better guidance is needed if the requirements are to promote meaningful shared decisions.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - June 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Should you take statins? Guidelines offer different answers
When it comes to using statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, one leading US guideline recommends the drugs to 9 million more people than the other, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Caution Advised for Readers of Articles Related to Retracted Article
The Preliminary Communication “Effect of Folate and Mecobalamin on Hip Fractures in Patients With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial,” was retracted on June 3, 2016. An Editorial and Letter were written to comment on the originally published article and were published before the Retraction notice. This formal Correction n otice is being published to alert readers and remind them not to rely on the subsequently retracted article.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - August 4, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
3 Major Health Problems That Disproportionately Affect Vets
Veterans are more likely to report very good or excellent health than their civilian counterparts, so they may not realize that they’re also at greater risk than civilians for some long-term health problems.
Of course, many veterans have acute physical health problems, like wounds and amputations, and trauma-based mental health issues like depression and PTSD. Indeed, mental health issues affect 30 percent of Vietnam veterans, 20 percent of Iraqi veterans and about 10 percent of Gulf War and Afghanistan veterans.
Less known are some of the ordinary, chronic conditions that disproportionately affect ser...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Time window to help people who ’ve had a stroke longer than previously shown
Time is of the essence when getting people stricken with acute ischemic strokes to treatment. And the use of stent retrievers — devices that remove the blood clot like pulling a cork out of a wine bottle — has proven to be a breakthrough for removing the life-threatening blockage of blood flow to the brain.Current professional guidelines recommend that the procedure be performed within six hours for people to benefit. But researchers on a UCLA-led study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association have found that the procedure has benefits for people up to 7.3 hours following the onset of a stroke...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Plant-Based Diets Protect From Heart Disease Better Than Mediterranean Diets
The Mediterranean diet has long been touted for its benefits as an overall balanced way of eating. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine looked at the Mediterranean diet as it relates to prevention of heart disease, finding that it may be protective against heart attack and stroke.
But according to Washington DC based group, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a better way to prevent heart disease is to focus on high-fiber, plant-based foods. These include fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains. These foods provide safe and healthy sources of omega-3 fats without the risks of toxin...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warfarin Use May Not Bring Long-Term Stability for Atrial Fibrillation
Contact: Amara Omeokwe Phone: 919-681-4239 Email:amara.omeokwe@duke.eduhttps://www.dukehealth.orgEMBARGOED FOR RELEASE until 11 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016DURHAM, N.C. -- Warfarin prescribed to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation may not adequately control blood clotting over the long-term, even when patients have been historically stable on the drug, according to a study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute.The findings, published Aug. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), are based on an 18-month study of 3,749 patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm. T...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - August 9, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: news
Centaurs, Not Snake Oil
TheTechtour Healthtech Summit hosted by the International Venture Club in Lausanne is a dating event for European seed, start-up and growth companies looking for investment and for Venture capital and some Pharma/Medtech companies looking to invest. Doug Haggstrom went along to take the pulse of European digital health companies. These companies aren ’t specifically focused on Pharma as partners but it is worth paying attention to how digital health products and services are developing. Pharma developed tools and services will, after all, be compared to these companies in the marketplace and the discipline of proving sta...
Source: EyeForPharma - August 2, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tina Boggiano Douglas Haggstrom Source Type: news
