Filtered By:
Specialty: Consumer Health News
Management: Hospitals
This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 5.
Order by Relevance | Date
Total 477 results found since Jan 2013.
Reversing the effects of the new anti-clotting drugs
The oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) became available for prescription in 1954. This anti-clotting drug commanded national attention when President Dwight Eisenhower received the drug as part of his treatment following a heart attack. No other oral anticoagulant was successfully developed and marketed in the United States until 2010.
Warfarin is a dangerous drug. Along with insulin, it is responsible for the most emergency hospitalizations due to adverse drug reactions. Whereas insulin causes low blood sugar, warfarin is notorious for the complication of major bleeding. Warfarin is plagued by hundreds of drug-drug an...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke anti-clotting coumadin deep-vein-thrombosis DVT Source Type: news
Stroke patients have better survival odds at specialized centers
Steven Reinberg The odds of surviving a stroke are slightly better for patients treated at hospitals with a specialized stroke department, known as primary stroke centers.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half of stroke survivors feel 'abandoned' on leaving hospital
A new report from the Stroke Association has warned that only one in five stroke patents receive information or advice on the emotional impact of having a stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Following mild strokes, ultra-early treatment may eliminate risk of disability
In the case of mild or moderate strokes, getting treatment ultra-fast - within 90 minutes of experiencing symptoms - greatly reduces the risk of suffering disability, according to a new study reported in the American Heart Association's journal Stoke. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recommends getting to a hospital within three hours of the onset of stroke symptoms. According to guidelines, clot-busting drugs may be given to treat stroke up to 4.5 hours after the onset of symptoms...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Risk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or NotRisk of First Stroke Rises With Risk Factors, AF or Not
The novel finding has implications for one of the frontiers of cardiology: whether antithrombotic therapy may be appropriate for patients with abundant risk factors for ischemic stroke but no history of stroke or atrial fibrillation, observe researchers; their findings were based on hospital and pharmacy data representing most of Denmark. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared Stroke Center Certification Programs Compared
A new study suggests that Get With the Guidelines-Stroke certification may be better at identifying hospitals providing timely and appropriate stroke care than the Joint Commission-AHA program. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Improving Stroke Care in Rural SettingsImproving Stroke Care in Rural Settings
A new paper looks at what constitutes an acute stroke-ready hospital and how measures to improve stroke care in underserved areas can be accomplished. Medscape Neurology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Smartphone App Extends Stroke Expertise to More Hospitals Smartphone App Extends Stroke Expertise to More Hospitals
A smartphone-based system extends expert stroke care to hospitals without stroke neurologists or neuroradiologists, a study shows. The app transmits images and patient history for remote consults.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke Comfort Care Measures Vary Widely After Stroke
A new study shows differences in the number of patients receiving only comfort measures after a stroke between stroke types and between hospitals across the country.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Prescription Doses of Fish Oil May Lower Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
Omega-3 fatty acids, abundant in fish oil, are known to be good for the heart. Studies have shown that people who eat more fish rich in these fats have lower rates of heart problems and less risk of dying from heart disease compared to those who eat less. Those data have fueled a booming business in over-the-counter fish oil supplements.
In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, and presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting, researchers report that a highly purified version of omega-3 fats, called icosapent ethyl, can lower the risk of a number of heart-related events, including hear...
Source: TIME: Health - November 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease omega-3 Source Type: news
Interhospital Transfers for Endovascular Therapy for Stroke Interhospital Transfers for Endovascular Therapy for Stroke
To what extent are acute stroke patients transferred from one hospital to another in order to obtain endovascular therapy, and how does transfer status impact outcomes?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Thousands of lives 'at risk' because nearly HALF of NHS hospitals are low of stroke specialists
Stroke consultant positions are at a 'worryingly low level' and Britain is 'hurtling' towards a major stroke crisis unless the NHS can recruit specialist medics, The Stroke Association said.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taking A Hot Bath Linked To Lower Risk Of Heart Disease And Stroke, Study Finds
(CNN) — Ending your day with a hot bath might have more benefits than just relaxation.
It could also lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study finds.
Previous research on bathing has already shown that it’s beneficial for sleep quality and how healthy a person thinks they are.
A new study, published Tuesday in the journal Heart, found that a daily hot bath is also associated with a 28% lower risk of heart disease, and a 26% lower risk of stroke — likely because taking a bath is also associated with lowering your blood pressure, the researchers said.
They discovered this after tracking the b...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston CNN Source Type: news
Doctors Warn Not To Ignore Signs Of Heart Attack, Stroke Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
BOSTON (CBS) – Boston health care providers are pleading with the public to seek medical treatment if they are suffering from illnesses unrelated to the coronavirus.
“Because when it comes to your health, time can be the difference between life and death,” Brigham Health trauma surgeon Dr. Stephanie Nitzschke says in a new public service announcement released by area hospitals.
Doctors say they have seen a dramatic decrease in the number of stroke, heart attack, and other patients who would normally fill emergency departments.
“My center and a number of others in Boston estimated a reduction of about 25 perc...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Coronavirus Louisa Moller Source Type: news
A Cellular Adhesion Protein Protects Against Inflammation
Cellular inflammation is mediated by a group of proteins known as the inflammasome. In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Ziad Mallat and colleagues at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, England, identified a protein, MFGE8, that blocks inflammasome activity. Using a mouse model of stroke, Mallat and colleagues determined that expression of MFGE8 inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory products and limited the area of injury after stroke...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
