The New England Journal of Medicine

Hypertonic Saline or Carbocisteine in Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis guidelines are inconsistent with regard to the effectiveness of mucoactive agents, and their use varies ...
Essence

FAST Vs. BE-FAST: How Well Do You Know The First Signs Of A Stroke?

A study by the American Stroke Association surveyed 1,900 people to assess public awareness of stroke symptoms. Awareness and recognition of “F.A.S.T.” stroke symptoms – Face, Arm, Speech, and Time to ...
jnis.bmj

Early clinical experience with the Emboguard Balloon Guide Catheter: impact on technical success and patient outcomes in large vessel occlusion thrombectomy

Background This study evaluated the performance of the newer-generation Emboguard Balloon Guide Catheter (EBGC) in treating anterior circulation large vessel occlusions (LVOs). Methods A prospectively ...
IGN

Needle Upgrades (How to Do More Sword Damage)

Crests in Hollow Night: Silksong can be a nice change to playstyle, but the change doesn't meaningfully make your attacks more powerful — just different. Instead ...
Indiatimes

How sitting too long in the afternoon can increase stroke risk and what to do about it

Strokes, a major global health concern, are influenced significantly by lifestyle. Prolonged sitting reduces circulation and elevates blood pressure, increasing stroke risk, even with regular exercise ...
Medscape

Stroke Update: What Hospitalists Need to Know, Do to Improve Care

In-hospital strokes — defined as those occurring during hospitalization for another diagnosis — are relatively common, affecting between 35,000 and 75,000 patients each year in the US. While the ...
jnis.bmj

First-in-human trial of a self-expandable, temporary dilation system for intracranial atherosclerotic disease in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke

Background Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) significantly contributes to ischemic stroke, especially among Asian populations. Large vessel occlusion (LVO) due to underlying ICAD accounts ...
Belfast Telegraph

‘I do a three to four hour set, sing all the crowd pleasers’: How stroke at 37 led ex-UUP woman to swap career in politics for stage

After suffering a stroke at 37, former unionist councillor Julie-Anne Corr-Johnston took stock of her life, making a change that has taken her from politics to performing. Now working as a singer, she ...
Game Rant

Silksong: What Does the Challenge Button Do?

Waseem is a writer here at GameRant. He can still feel the pain of Harry Du Bois in Disco Elysium, the confusion of Alan Wake in the Remedy Connected Universe, the force of Ken's shoryukens and the ...
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Role of Morbidity Clusters in Midlife on Ischemic Stroke Incidence and Severity: The ARIC Study

There is a strong association between vascular risk factors, particularly in midlife, and stroke risk; therefore, the co-occurrence of multiple risk factors may be especially informative. This study ...
Daily Mail

Should you swap to the drug that's 'better than aspirin' at preventing heart attacks and stroke?: PAT HAGAN reveals new research... and what doctors say you now need to do

For years aspirin has been taken by millions because of its heart-protective benefits – but could that be about to change? Aspirin reduces the 'stickiness' of blood, cutting the risk of clots forming ...