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The Racial Gap in U.S. Stroke Deaths Got Worse During the Pandemic
NEW YORK — The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said Thursday.
Stroke death rates increased for both Black and white adults in 2020 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. But the difference between the two groups grew about 22%, compared with the five years before the pandemic.
“Any health inequity that existed before seems to have been made larger during the pandemic,” said Dr. Bart Demaerschalk, a stroke researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix who was not involved in the new...
Source: TIME: Health - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Ischemic Stroke Occurs Less Frequently in COVID-19 Patients Ischemic Stroke Occurs Less Frequently in COVID-19 Patients
Anecdotal reports have suggested an increased risk of stroke in patients with COVID-19, but this large cross-sectional study did not find an increased occurrence of stroke in this group.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Advances in Acute Stroke Treatment 2020 Advances in Acute Stroke Treatment 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated medical news in 2020, and stroke is no exception. This paper summarizes the major advances in acute stroke in 2020 as well as the impact of COVID-19 on care.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Acute Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19 Acute Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19
This study identified risk factors, comorbidities, and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 with or without acute ischemic stroke.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 31, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Stroke Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Stroke Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Reports have indicated that COVID-19 is associated with increased risk for ischemic stroke. What are the characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke and TIA?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Incidence of Stroke in RCTs of COVID-19 Therapeutics Incidence of Stroke in RCTs of COVID-19 Therapeutics
Anecdotal reports have suggested that COVID-19 might be a risk factor for stroke. This systematic review aimed to provide an accurate estimate of stroke incidence among patients with COVID-19.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article 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
Restoration and recovery of stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Association of Stroke Physicians
Restoration and recovery of stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic assesses the impact of rapid changes made across the whole stroke pathway – including community services – at the peak of the pandemic, outlining new ways of working which have been beneficial for both patients and staff and should be continued and extended. It also aims to highlight those changes which now need a closer look and prevent a return to less effective way s of working.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke: The surprising habit increasing your risk of death from condition
A SMALL degree of cognitive decline is expected of stroke sufferers after an incident, but the disruption that COVID-19 has inflicted on health services has left thousands of stroke patients suffering severe complications, including disability. One modifiable lifestyle habit could hike the chances of succumbing to a stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Impact of COVID-19 on Outcome of Ischemic Stroke Patients Impact of COVID-19 on Outcome of Ischemic Stroke Patients
Do patients with ischemic stroke and COVID-19 face worse outcomes compared with those without the infection?Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Clinical guide for the management of stroke patients during the coronavirus pandemic, RCP (Updated 16th April 2020 with updates highlighted in yellow)
Much of stroke medicine is in the frontline, with responsibilities involving direct and indirect support to emergency departments (EDs) and admissions units. Most stroke physicians however have dual or triple accreditation in general medicine and/or geriatrics. Therefore some services may need to consider how they extend their roles to release clinicians to support the general emergency medical take and inpatient bed base. We should seek the best local solutions to continue the proper management while developing and protecting resources for the response to coronavirus.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Adapting stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic: an implementation guide, British Association of Stroke Physicians
Guidance for adapting stroke services during the COVID-19 pandemic – and reshaping them afterwards – has been made available in a collaboration between the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decrease in TIA, Stroke Hospital Admissions During COVID-19 Decrease in TIA, Stroke Hospital Admissions During COVID-19
An indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a decline in hospital admissions for transient, mild, and moderate strokes -- a concerning situation that could have long-term impacts.Stroke
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Around 1.4% of Covid-19 patients will suffer a stroke, scientists warn
Strokes caused by Covid-19 appeared to be more deadly with a lower chance of survival compared to a typical stroke, a study from the Stroke Research Group at the University of Cambridge found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke risk DOUBLES for Asian people with Covid-19, study finds
Nearly one in five (9 per cent) of Covid-19 patients who suffered a stroke during their illness were of Asian ethnicity, which was twice as much seen in stroke patients generally, London doctors found.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
