How Do Newer Antidiabetic Drugs Lower Stroke Risk? How Do Newer Antidiabetic Drugs Lower Stroke Risk?
Studies suggest that lower stroke risk associated with newer antidiabetic therapies is not due to the drugs ' tighter glycemic control. So, what is the mechanism?MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
New SNF Certification Validates Evidence-based Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the United States, and approximately 795,000 people each year experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the 2023 statistical update from the American Heart Association (AHA) (Circulation 2023;147:e93 –e621). (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - April 26, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Kyle G. Lavergne Tags: Partner Perspective Source Type: news
Warning over explosion of strokes in next decade: Analysis projects 50% increase in deadly events amid UK's obesity crisis
Lifestyle factors combined with the ageing population and insufficient action on stroke prevention will see cases rise from 100,000 to 150,000 by 2035, according to analysis by the Stroke Association. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035
Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy £75bnThe number of people in the UK experiencing a stroke will increase more than 50% to 151,000 a year by 2035, costing the NHS and the economy £75bn in healthcare and lost productivity, stark new projections suggest.Worsening physical health, rising alcohol consumption and low exercise levels among an ageing population as well as a failure by ministers and the health service to do more to prevent ill health are blamed for the predicted spike in strokes.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Stroke Health Medical research Society NHS Source Type: news
Interrupting effect of social distancing on ischemic heart disease, asthma, stroke, and suicide attempt patients by PM(2.5) exposure - Choi M, Son M, Bae S, Lee W, Kim KN, Hyun JK.
This study aimed to examine the interrupting effect of social distancing (SD) on emergency department (ED) patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, asthma, and suicide attempts by PM(2.5) exposure in eight Korean megacities from 2017 to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
What Happened to Aspirin? And What Replaces It? What Happened to Aspirin? And What Replaces It?
Although low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk for first-time heart attacks and strokes was the standard of care for 30 years, the risk-benefit calculation has changed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
An urgent call for studies that address the cardiovascular consequences of legalization of marijuana - Rezkalla SH, Kloner RA.
In about a decade, half of the United States has legalized marijuana for recreational use. The drug has been associated with acute myocardial infarction, acute stroke, congestive heart failure, and various cardiac arrythmias. Data have shown that legalizat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Teleneurology for Suspected Stroke Speeds Treatment Teleneurology for Suspected Stroke Speeds Treatment
Alerting neurologists via telemedicine that a patient with suspected acute stroke is en route to the hospital significantly speeds thrombolytic treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
How to Monitor and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat, Using the CDC ’s New HeatRisk Tool
Extreme weather can be deadly, and the deadliest of all is extreme heat. Approximately 1,220 Americans die every year due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And more Americans die from heat than any other weather-related hazards—including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and cold—per the National Weather Service.
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That’s why the CDC and NWS have teamed up to roll out two experimental tools nationwide that will help public health officials and citizens to better prepare for dangerous heat.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Desk overnight Source Type: news
Argenica Begins Key Stroke Treatment Trials
Argenica Therapeutics Ltd (AU:AGN) has released an update. Argenica Therapeutics Ltd has initiated Phase 2 clinical trials for its stroke treatment...#agn #phase2 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EMVision Gains Investment for Stroke Device
EMvision Medical Devices Ltd. (AU:EMV) has released an update. EMVision Medical Devices Ltd has secured a strategic $15.28 million investment from ...#emv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National Hell Service: NHS ambulance crews are missing key response time targets for heart attack and stroke patients in all but ONE area of England
Windsor and Maidenhead was the only one of 194 areas to meet the target for so-called 'Category 2' calls last year, with an average time of just over 16 minutes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurotechnology Development Must Be Slow and Steady
(MedPage Today) -- Through my work as a neuroscientist who designs neural implants to monitor the injured brain after severe traumatic brain injuries, stroke, and brain cancers, it has become very clear to me that my field needs to communicate... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Most Common Complication of A-Fib Heart Failure, Not Stroke, Most Common Complication of A-Fib
A new study found the lifetime risks of post-AF stroke, ischemic stroke, and myocardial infarction improved remained high, with virtually no improvement in the lifetime risk for heart failure.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - April 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Beyond gait speed: exploring the added value of Inertial Measurement Unit-based measurements of gait in the estimation of the walking ability in daily life - Felius RAW, Wouda NC, Geerars M, Bruijn SM, Van Die ën JH, Punt M.
BACKGROUND: Gait speed is often used to estimate the walking ability in daily life in people after stroke. While measuring gait with inertial measurement units (IMUs) during clinical assessment yields additional information, it remains unclear if this info... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
