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Trusts could lose acute beds in stroke services shake-up
Strokes services in Coventry and Warwickshire could be centralised under a plan that will see two hospitals lose all their acute stroke beds.
Source: HSJ - June 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Public should ask GPs about drugs ’ relative risks and benefits
Patients need longer appointments to discuss queries over research evidence for their medicines Related items fromOnMedica Doctors urged to listen more and treat less Over 75s not taking medication correctly, say GPs RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs Acid suppression medications linked to serious gastrointestinal infections Doctors campaign against ‘too much medicine’
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 20, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Air pollution levels exceed legal limits at most London NHS facilities
New analysis suggests air around London ’s NHS facilities is highly polluted, harming both patients and staff Related items fromOnMedica Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Blood pressure link to pollution long-term exposure Think more about air pollution in public planning/provision, councils urged Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO Clues to why air pollution raises risk of heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 15, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Bleeding risk with long-term aspirin increases substantially with age
GPs should prescribe PPIs to elderly people to cut risk, researchers suggest Related items fromOnMedica Benefits of taking aspirin highest in women aged 65 plus Aspirin boosts cancer immunotherapy, study shows Long-term aspirin use linked to lower risk of gastrointestinal tract cancers Aspirin after mini-stroke reduces risk of major stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 14, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
'Severe harm' to patients at teaching trust after records failure
A patient suffered a stroke that might have been prevented and another received late treatment for cancer after record keeping failures at a teaching hospital.
Source: HSJ - May 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
CVD event risk raised soon after COPD exacerbations
Heart attack/stroke risk four times higher in month after COPD exacerbation in people with CVD Related items fromOnMedica Making sense of the new LABAs and LAMAs for COPD Inhalers High indoor temperatures exacerbate COPD symptoms Loss of lung function faster with COPD exacerbations Diagnosis of COPD needs to be improved
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Oral contraceptive pill impacts on wellbeing
Women taking ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel combined pill report lower quality of life Related items fromOnMedica Few GPs offer full range of contraceptive services Contraceptive pill appears to protect from cancers for up to 30 years Combined oral contraception, migraine and stroke Women using hormonal contraception at higher depression risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 19, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Clues to why air pollution raises risk of heart disease
Pollution may damage ‘good’ cholesterol, causing cardiac problems Related items fromOnMedica Air pollution emerges as a leading factor for stroke Blood pressure link to pollution long-term exposure Think more about air pollution in public planning/provision, councils urged Air pollution may shorten lung cancer patient survival Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 18, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Thousands set to benefit from 'game-changer' stroke treatment
Mechanical thrombectomy set to be offered in 24 centres across England Related items fromOnMedica Scan suspected stroke patients within 1 hour, says RCP RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs Charity calls for major reorganisation of stroke care Patients face postcode access to neurology appointments GPs have little confidence in primary care neurology services
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 12, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS England to expand provision of 'gamechanging' stroke treatment
Thousands of stroke patients will be saved from lifelong disability after NHS England decided to invest millions of pounds in a new treatment hailed as a “gamechanger”.
Source: NHS Networks - April 11, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Colds hit lonely people harder
Study finds that lonelier people report more acute cold symptoms Related items fromOnMedica Family, friends and work key to mental wellbeing Training elderly in social media improves well-being and combats isolation Loneliness and isolation linked to increased heart disease/stroke risk Loneliness blamed for increasing visits to GPs and referrals for social care
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 31, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Contraceptive pill appears to protect from cancers for up to 30 years
Large study shows long-term benefits from taking the pill Related items fromOnMedica Women using hormonal contraception at higher depression risk Emergency contraception The pill could give long-term protection against womb cancer Oral contraceptive use not linked to major birth defects Obese women on the pill more likely to have rare stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 23, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Charity calls for major reorganisation of stroke care
Stroke Association says small units must close to focus care in centres of excellence Related items fromOnMedica Migraine could raise risk of stroke after surgery NHS Health Checks have prevented up to 8,400 heart attacks and strokes Marital history linked to stroke survival RCGP defends ‘under-prescription’ of stroke medicines by GPs Scan suspected stroke patients within 1 hour, says RCP
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Quarter of people would not call 999 at the first signs of stroke
A quarter of people would wait for more than one symptom of a stroke before calling an ambulance, according to research from Public Health England.
Source: NHS Networks - February 1, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pregnancy BMI has little impact on children ’s fatness
Genetics explains most of the association between maternal BMI and child fatness Related items fromOnMedica Care remains poor for pregnant women with diabetes Gestational diabetes for obese women raises risk of lasting problem Obese women on the pill more likely to have rare stroke Dieting safe for pregnant overweight women, study concludes Low birthweight linked to higher mortality right up to adolescence
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 26, 2017 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
