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NewsLagging transport time for stroke patients negatively affects treatment
Hospitals must find a way to improve the time it takes to transport stroke victims to the hospital, considering that only about 25 percent whose stroke is caused by a blocked artery (ischemic stroke) Read more...
Doctors in Southeastern U.S. lack multicultural awareness, stroke rates rise among blacks
A lack of multicultural awareness by doctors in the Southeastern area of the United States known as the Stroke Belt--due to the high frequency of strokes that occur in that region--coupled with a Read more...
Stroke patients do better in dedicated stroke centers
Stroke patients recover better when they're taken straight to designated stroke centers, as they're more likely to receive clot-busting medicine tPA than those who are simply routed to whichever Read more...
Study: Stroke treatment window may be broader than once thought
New findings from German researchers suggest that giving tPA treatment to patients within 4.5 hours of a stroke--rather than the approved treatment limit of three hours--may still benefit patients. Read more...
Study: Low-cost test may find new strokes as effectively as an MRI
Here's a study that, if its premise continues to hold up, could generate meaningful savings for the healthcare system. A group of U.S. researchers have concluded that a simple, one-minute eye Read more...
CA publishes hospital death rates
California has published a study of hospital death rates for eight common conditions and procedures, with initial results suggesting that most hospitals are falling into the middle when it comes to Read more...
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