Dr. Dre says he had three strokes when hospitalized for brain aneurysm
Dr. Dre said he had three strokes after his 2021 hospitalization for a brain aneurysm: 'It's just something that you can't control.' (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news

New Study Finds No Brain Injuries Among ‘ Havana Syndrome ’ Patients
WASHINGTON — An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed “Havana syndrome, ” researchers reported Monday. The National Institutes of Health’s nearly five-year study offers no explanation for symptoms including headaches, balance problems and difficulties with thinking and sleep that were first reported in Cuba in 2016 and later by hundreds of American personnel in multiple countries. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But it did contradict some earlier finding...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauran Neergaard/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Argatroban Combo Improves Functional Recovery in Stroke Argatroban Combo Improves Functional Recovery in Stroke
A meta-analysis assessed the potential advantages of combining argatroban with antiplatelet therapy or alteplase for the treatment of patients with acute stroke.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Hearing loss, gait and balance impairments and falls among individuals with sub-acute stroke: a comparative cross-sectional study - Ademoyegun AB, Ogundiran O, Kayode AJ, Olaosun AO, Awotidebe TO, Mbada CE.
This study aimed to compare hearing loss in patients with sub-acute stroke with healthy controls and evaluate its association with gait and balance impairments and falls. METHODS: T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Can a Stroke Be Caused by Cervical Manipulation? Can a Stroke Be Caused by Cervical Manipulation?
Doctors should be alert to the risks of carotid dissections and vertebral artery injuries from cervical manipulations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news

Who are the Jan. 6 ‘hostages’ Trump promises to free?
On Jan. 6, 2021, Julian Khater used a can of bear spray to attack Capitol Police officers who were trying to hold the line against attackers. One of the officers Khater sprayed was Brian Sicknick, who died the next day after suffering a stroke. Last year, Khater pleaded guilty to two counts of…#juliankhater #capitol #briansicknick #donaldtrump #border #drill #baby #trump #brianchristophermock #fbi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dr. Dre Says He Had Three Strokes After Brain Aneurysm in 2021
Dr. Dre opened up about his 2021 brain aneurysm during his recent visit to SiriusXM’s The Life of Mine With James Corden, saying that he had multiple strokes while in the hospital. “It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens and during those two weeks,” Dre said to Corden on…#lifeofminewith #jamescorden #corden #hollywoodreporter #icu #dre #eminem (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BSV hardforked their chain in 2022 to allow the theft of satoshis coins without requiring a private key. Judge Mellor with a few strokes of a pen caused …
Abstract: On 10 November 2022, the Bitcoin SV (BSV) Association released a new hardfork client, BSV 1.0.13. This new client contains a potential hardfork protocol change. It is difficult to gain absolute clarity over what the upgrade enables or how it works. However, it appears as if the upgrade…#bitcoinsv #bsvassociation #bsv #ftx #bitcoin #craigstephenwright #satoshinakamoto #digitalassetrecovery #noneaconfiscationtx #confiscationtx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World Sleep Day 2024: Doctor warns how lack of sleep in young women can lead to potentially deadly health risks and issues including infertility
Indian neurologist Dr Pravin Naphade warned about bad sleep for young women. He added that strokes, Alzheimer's disease and depression are other dangers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Groups aim to standardize nuclear medicine imaging of CV infections
Eleven medical associations have released guidance on the use of PET/CT and SPECT/CT for patients with cardiovascular (CV) infections. The recommendations could improve patient care, as current clinical tools are often insufficient in complicated cases, noted lead author of the guidance Jamieson Bourque, MD, of the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville. The document was published jointly March 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, the Heart Rhythm Journal, and JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. “The stakes are high with cardiovascular infection because the incidence is incr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Molecular Imaging Source Type: news

Micro-X plans human trials for ambulance stroke CT
Micro-X's new stroke ambulance head CT unit prototype is nearing field trials in Australia. When completed, the Micro-X Head CT will weigh less than 70 kg (154 lb) and will contain 21 mini x-ray tubes, as opposed to a conventional CT that is more than 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) with one x-ray tube in a rotating gantry, according to the company. Its nanoelectronic x-ray technology uses carbon nanotubes to miniaturize x-ray tubes. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news

The Resilience of Monoclonal Antibodies and their Makers
The road to developing monoclonal antibodies for effectively targeting cancer was paved with tenacity, passion, and strokes of luck. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 15, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Foundations Magazine Issue Source Type: news

Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
Numbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global populationNeurological conditions ranging from migraine to stroke, Parkinson ’s disease and dementia, are now the leading cause of ill-health worldwide, causing 11.1 million deaths in 2021, research has revealed.The number of people living with or dying from disorders of the nervous system has risen dramatically over the past three decades, with 43% of the world ’s population – 3.4 billion people – affected in 2021, according toa study published in the Lancet.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Batty Tags: Health Neuroscience Parkinson's disease Dementia Stroke Medical research Society Source Type: news

AM Naik, Madhusudan Kela to back medical devices maker S3V Vascular Technologies
S3V Vascular Technologies Limited, a medical devices manufacturing company based in Mysore, has raised approximately Rs 300 crore from investors including former L&T chairman AM Naik and industry veteran Madhusudan Kela. This Series B funding will be used to establish a state-of-the-art integrated manufacturing facility worth Rs 300 crore for neurovascular devices, aiming to address the rise of strokes in India. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

DAPT Maintains Early Neurologic Function in Mild-Moderate Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- In certain patients with mild-to-moderate acute ischemic stroke, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) reduced early neurologic deterioration better than aspirin alone, the Chinese randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news