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Life-changing stroke breakthrough allows survivors to clean dishes and use knives and forks again
Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord has helped one woman in the US, Heather Rendulic, eat with a knife and fork for the first time in almost a decade.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Striking ambulance staff REFUSE to respond to calls for heart attack and stroke victims
People in the North West and North East of England suffering a heart attack or stroke might not get an ambulance after striking unions decided to withdraw cover for these emergencies.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Implant gives hand control nine years after stroke
Heather Rendulic was able to use her left arm and hand for the first time in nine years.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Helping Stroke Patients Regain Movement in their Hands
The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes.
Source: NYT Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Research Stroke Paralysis Therapy and Rehabilitation your-feed-healthcare your-feed-science Source Type: news
Spinal stimulation can improve arm and hand movement years after a stroke
Two stroke patients regained control of a disabled arm and hand after researchers delivered electrical stimulation to their spines, paving the way toward a medical device that could aid movement. (Image credit: Tim Betler/UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news
Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement
Two people with upper body paralysis caused by stroke partially regained arm movements after receiving electrical stimulation of neurons in their spinal cord
Source: New Scientist - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Spinal cord stimulation let 2 people with paralysis move their arms
Two people with upper body paralysis due to stroke partially regained arm movements after electrical stimulation of neurons in the spinal cord
Source: New Scientist - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Sen. John Fetterman's hospitalization for depression after his stroke raises questions about the connection. Here's what we know
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman's hospitalization for the treatment of clinical depression has raised questions about the links between depression and strokes -- and how long he'll need to be hospitalized.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Simple’ one-legged test may predict stroke and brain decline risk - takes ’20 seconds’
Instability may be an early sign of changes in the brain and functional decline, even in healthy people.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How COVID-19 Changes the Heart —Even After the Virus Is Gone
While COVID-19’s effects on the lungs and respiratory system are well known, there is growing research suggesting that the virus is also affecting the heart, with potentially lasting effects.
In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, an international biophysics scientific group, Dr. Andrew Marks, chair of the department of physiology at Columbia University, and his colleagues reported on changes in the heart tissue of COVID-19 patients who had died from the disease, some of whom also had a history of heart conditions. The team conducted autopsy analyses and found a range of abnormalities, pa...
Source: TIME: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Fetterman ’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health
The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania is the latest public figure to disclose his mental health struggles, an indication of growing acceptance, though some stigma remains.
Source: NYT Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Ellen Barry Tags: United States Politics and Government Mental Health and Disorders Depression (Mental) Stroke Senate Fetterman, John (1969- ) Kennedy, Patrick Joseph II (1967- ) Moulton, Seth W Lynn Rivers Source Type: news
Depression risk rises after a stroke. What that means for John Fetterman.
Experts say his chances for a full recovery are very good, especially since he sought out help.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
Three signs that may indicate your hiccups are linked to stroke or cancer - 'Seek advice'
Patients who experience acute bouts of hiccups may benefit from having their medical history assessed by a doctor.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden ’ s Physical Says He ’ s ‘ Healthy ’ and ‘ Vigorous, ’ But ‘ Gait Remains Stiff ’
President Biden, who turned 80 in November, was examined by doctors at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Maryland on Thursday. It was his first check up in over a year. Biden, the oldest President in US history, is widely expected to announce in the coming months that he is running for re-election.
What were the results?
His physician gave him a clean bill of health, but noted Biden continues to have stiffness in his walk from a combination of arthritis in his back, neuropathy in his feet and the long-term effects of breaking his foot in November 2020 while playing with his former dog Major. Doctors conducted a routin...
Source: TIME: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized Joe Biden Longevity White House Source Type: news
'Mini' strokes must be treated 'within hours' to prevent a major attack - signs to spot
A transient ischaemic attack , which is also known as a "mini" stroke, can often precede a full stroke - acting as a warning sign.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
