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Current Situation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Services in Indonesia
This study tends to find out MRI services profile and how PARI (Indonesian Society of Radiographers) supporting the government's program.
Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences - December 1, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: S Sugiyanto, HA Sabarudin, F Fatimah, TA Budiati, AN Setiawan, PA Susanta Source Type: research
EE381 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation Screening in the Elderly Population of Taiwan
Screening for undiagnosed AF can identify patients who could benefit from anticoagulant therapy and reduce the burden of ischemic stroke (IS) through early intervention. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether population screening for AF in Taiwan could be cost-effective from a government perspective.
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: YH Fu, TF Chao, YH Yeh, YH Chan, HT Chien, FJ Lin, SA Chen Source Type: research
Stroke systems of care in the Philippines: Addressing gaps and developing strategies
In the Philippines, the mortality from stroke during the last 10 years remains high. This paper aims to describe the gaps in stroke care and the development of stroke systems of care in the Philippines. Gaps in stroke systems of care include low number of neurologist, inadequate CT scan machines, lack of stroke training among health workers, lack of stroke protocols and pathways, poor community stroke awareness, low government insurance coverage with high out of pocket medical expenses, lack of infrastructure for EMS, inadequate acute stroke ready hospitals, stroke units and rehabilitation facilities. Although there are go...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - November 24, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Fetterman ’s Debate Showing Raises Democratic Anxieties in Senate Battle
The Democratic nominee ’s performance in Pennsylvania thrust questions of health to the center of a pivotal Senate race, adding uncertainty to the contest and worrying some in his party.
Source: NYT Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck Tags: Fetterman, John (1969- ) Oz, Mehmet C Debates (Political) Elections, Senate Pennsylvania Midterm Elections (2022) Disabilities Stroke United States Politics and Government Polls and Public Opinion Source Type: news
Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 27 2022 (IPS) Inflation phobia among central banks (CBs) is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take their cues from Washington: the US Fed, Treasury and Bretton Woods institutions (BWIs).
Costly recessions
Both BWIs – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank – have recently raised the alarm about the likely dire consequences of the ensuing contractionary ‘race to the bottom’. But their dogmas stop them from being pragmatic. Hence, their policy analys...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Financial Crisis Global Headlines Health Inequality Labour TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Jomo Kwame Sundaram & Anis Chowdhury Source Type: news
We are preventing some dementias now-But how? The Potamkin lecture
Alzheimers Dement. 2022 Sep 22. doi: 10.1002/alz.12770. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMost dementias are untreatable and their prevalence is increasing around the world. However, the incidence of dementia is declining in some countries. We need to find out urgently why and how and apply the lessons promptly and widely. Given the multiplicity and variability of environmental, socioeconomic, and individual risk and protective factors, the approach needs to be comprehensive, customized to work in a particular setting, and cost effective, to justify the needed funding. Stroke, heart disease, and dementia share the same major p...
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - September 22, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vladimir Hachinski Dementia Prevention/Brain Health Initiative Source Type: research
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 -- Too few children with sickle cell anemia are getting the recommended screening tests for stroke, a common complication of this disease, a new government report finds.
What ’s more, many aren’t receiving hydroxyurea, a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mauritius: Health Development - Bordeaux University Team Assists in Enhancing Management of Stroke Patients
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness solicited the support of professionals from the University of Bordeaux in a bid to enhance the treatment provided to stroke patients in Mauritius. In this context, Professor Xavier Combes and Professor Igor Sibon, from the University of Bordeaux, were in Mauritius from 29 August to 02 September 2022 for the development of training courses in the Management of Stroke Patients.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
The World Health Organization calls air pollution the “single biggest environmental threat to human health" and estimates that 99 percent of the world’s population live in locations that are above WHO thresholds designed to protect human health. . Credit: Malav Goswami/IPSBy Felix HorneSep 2 2022 (IPS) Tarik, age 42, lives in a village adjacent to a decades-old coal power plant in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the day we visited, Bosnian cities were some of the most polluted places on Earth. Describing the devastating health toll the air pollution took each year on the village’s older residents he voiced his fear for hi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Felix Horne Tags: Environment Global Headlines Health Source Type: news
Climate Experts Are Testing New Ways To Reach the People Most Affected by Extreme Heat
As heat waves become longer, hotter, and more widespread across the planet, human responses to them are becoming increasingly local and specialized.
Both scientific researchers and government officials are finding that the best strategies to keep cool are ones that are specially tailored to a community. That may seem obvious, given that outdoor laborers need different cooling resources than school teachers, for instance. But existing national and regional policies aren’t always that fine tuned—and they run the risk of wasting resources or missing the most vulnerable people.
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Source: TIME: Health - July 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Barone Tags: Uncategorized climate climate change Climate Is Everything extreme weather healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Know the signs of heat stroke and exhaustion
Heat can be deadly.As summer temperatures climb — and as climate change contributes to more 100-degree days each year — heat illnesses become a more serious risk, particularly for young children, older adults, outdoor workers, athletes and people with chronic conditions.“On any day with extreme heat, emergency rooms in Los Angeles see an additional 1,500 patients,” said Dr. David Eisenman, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and co-leader of aresearch project to address extreme heat in Los Angeles.“We estimate that an additional 16 people die on a single day of heat in Los Angeles County,...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 23, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Analysis of heat stroke at workplaces in government-ordinance-designated cities using emergency transport data - Ueno S, Hayano D, Noguchi E, Aruga T.
The number of workers affected by heat stroke in the workplace is greatly affected by weather conditions. Additionally, the proportion of older workers, which has increased in recent years, can also affect the number of heat stroke incidents in the workpla...
Source: SafetyLit - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
After Fetterman ’s Stroke, Doctors Look at Senate Campaign Prospects
The medical team for the Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania ’s Senate race has not spoken about John Fetterman’s prognosis. But cardiac experts saw clues in campaign statements.
Source: NYT Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata and Katie Glueck Tags: Fetterman, John (1969- ) Stroke Defibrillators Heart Elections, Senate United States Politics and Government Blood Clots Pacemakers Fetterman, Gisele Barreto Pennsylvania Source Type: news
Biden's student loan forgiveness plan: Breaking down the cost
President Biden this week revived the possibility of wiping out millions of Americans' student loan debt with the stroke of a pen, a policy that could cost the federal government $321 billion.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
