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Your NEJM Group Today: Toxic Alcohols Review / How Many Antiplatelets to Prevent Recurrent Stroke? / California Primary Care Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Primary Care/Hospitalist Section: Review article: Poisonings by the toxic alcohols (methanol, ethylene glycol...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Percutaneous PFO Closure Tied to Lower Risk for Recurrent Stroke
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is associated with reduced risk for recurrent stroke among patients with cryptogenic stroke, according to two meta-analyses in the...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 9, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Acute Pyelonephritis Clinical Pearls / PPIs & Stroke? / Connecticut Primary Care Opportunities
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Resident 360: Clinical Pearls: What are the typical manifestations of acute pyelonephritis? What is...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 8, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Arm Paralysis Reversed Following Nerve Transfer Surgery
Patients with spastic arm paralysis from chronic cerebral injury like a stroke or trauma might benefit from a technique to route a nerve from the...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Ginkgo Biloba Use After Stroke Tied to Less Cognitive Decline
Ginkgo biloba extract plus aspirin is associated with less cognitive decline following stroke, compared with aspirin alone, according to a study in Stroke and Vascular...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 19, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Evolocumab Approved to Prevent Cardiovascular Events
The FDA has added a new indication to evolocumab (Repatha). The PCSK9 inhibitor is now approved to prevent cardiovascular events (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary...
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 4, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Harms of Partial Medicaid Expansions / Which Stroke Patients Benefit from PFO Closure? / Boston-Area IM Opportunity (FREE)
By the Editors
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today:NEJM Audio Interview: Limiting Medicaid Eligibility: Professor Nicholas …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - September 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Heart and Stroke Groups Issue Advisory on Optimal Brain Health (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have issued an advisory on defining and maintaining optimal brain health.Published in Stroke, the advisory emphasizes seven factors that may …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - September 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Being Born in States with High Stroke Mortality Tied to Higher Dementia Risk (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
People born in states with high stroke mortality face increased risk for dementia, regardless of where they live as adults, a JAMA Neurology study finds. …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 31, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
Adults who are clinically stable in the early period after a stroke or transient ischemic attack face increased risks for adverse outcomes years later, according to a Canadian Medical Association …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 24, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Head Positioning During Early Stroke Treatment Apparently Doesn ' t Affect Outcome (FREE)
By Joe Elia
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM
After acute stroke, whether the patient receives treatment while fully supine or sitting up has no effect on disability or mortality, suggests a New England Journal …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 21, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Horseback-Riding, Music Therapies May Help Stroke Survivors (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by William E. Chavey, MD, MS
Horse-riding and music-and-rhythm therapies may help improve function and perceived recovery in patients years after they ' ve experienced a stroke, suggests a study in …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 15, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Cirrhosis Tied to Stroke Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Cirrhosis is associated with increased risk for stroke in older adults, according to a JAMA …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - June 5, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Climate Change and Health Interview / PPIs & Stroke / New York Hospitalist Opportunities (FREE)
By the Editors
Check out today ' s selections from NEJM Group: NEJM Audio Interview: Climate Change and Health: Dr. …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 26, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Diet Soft Drink Intake Tied to Stroke, Dementia Risk (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS
Artificially sweetened soft drinks, like diet soda, are associated with increased risk for stroke and dementia, according to an observational study in …
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 21, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
