(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac rhythm abnormality, has been linked to one-third of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke.
Category: Patient Issues
Low Stroke Risk in Patients with Very Narrowed Neck Arteries
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – OAKLAND, Calif. — The risk of having a future stroke caused by a severe blockage in an artery in the neck that is not currently causing any symptoms is so low that most patients with this condition….
Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Treated with Leukotriene Inhibitors are More to Survive
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo biomedical informatics researchers have found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors….
Support Group for Patients with COVID Long Haul So they Finally Feel Heard
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Most people recover from COVID-19 within two weeks. Yet some do not. For some, about 10% according to recent estimates, long-term health issues like extreme fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, joint pain….
App More Accurate Than Patient Evaluation of Stool Samples
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES — An innovative mobile phone application was found to be as good as expert gastroenterologists at characterizing stool specimens, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai.
Medication Treatment of Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders Reduces the Later Onset of Substance Use
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOSTON — One half of psychiatric and substance use disorders start by the age of 18; three-quarters by age 24.
Advances in Brain Region Targeting May Support Future Research in Treating Visual Hallucinations in Psychiatric Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A literature review in Harvard Review of Psychiatry indicates that, while transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) has rarely been used in treating visual hallucinations (VH) among patients with psychiatric disorders….
Report Published Comparing Hemodynamics of Cardiac Shock in COVID-19 Patients in Pandemic’s First Vs. Second Wave
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new report by a team of cardiologists from the Heart & Vascular Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center that compares the hemodynamics of cardiac shock in patients with COVID-19….
First Pediatric Patient to Receive CAR T-Cell Therapy, Celebrates Cure 10 Years Later
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Philadelphia, May 11, 2022 —Ten years ago, Tom and Kari Whitehead came to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) looking for a miracle.
Coronary Disease Among COPD Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Previous registry studies have given reason to suspect COPD patients more often have coronary disease than what can be expected from smoking habits, gender, and age.
Increase Virtual Care for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA— In an effort to provide treatment to more patients with opioid use disorder, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has partnered with Penn Medicine….
AI to Detect Weak Heart Pump Via Patients’ Apple Watch ECGs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Single-lead ECG tracings from an Apple Watch interpreted by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed at Mayo Clinic effectively identified patients with a weak heart pump.
Care for Neurology Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In June of 2021, retired nurse Linda Leaming, 70, of LaVerne, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai after suffering a stroke.
AI-enabled ECGs May Identify Patients at Greater Risk of Stroke, Cognitive Decline
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac rhythm abnormality, has been linked to one-third of ischemic strokes, the most common type of stroke.
New Cardiac Defibrillator Much Safer for Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Hamilton, ON – High-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device implanted under the skin, a Canadian study has found.
Restore Jawbones-Complete With Dental Implants-to Ill or Injured Patients in a Single Procedure
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Patients who lose a part of their jaw-whether from injury, infection, disease, or as a side effect of cancer treatment-can have the missing jawbone replaced through reconstruction.
Early-Stage Breast Cancer Can Become a Silent Killer in Some Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY (April 26, 2022) — Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism in which not-yet-malignant cells from early breast cancer tumors travel to other organs and, eventually, “turn on” and become metastatic breast cancer.
Help Cancer Patients Overcome Transportation Barriers
(HealthNewsDigest.com) -New Brunswick, N.J., April 25, 2022 – Further supporting Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s goal of providing world class patient-centered care, the American Cancer Society has awarded Rutgers Cancer Institute $60,000….
How Long COVID Patients be Assessed?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Nowadays, it is globally estimated that one out of ten people who have suffered from COVID-19 presents symptoms that persist for more than 12 weeks, according to the findings from the REACT-2 study from Imperial College of London.
Living Kidney Donor Surgery is Low Risk for Most Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHEST.ER, Minn. — The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal.