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NewsTransitional hospital team cuts stroke risk by two thirds
In another win for transitional care, a study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Neurology found that having a special hospital team coordinate care for "mini-stroke" patients Read more...
Hospitals designated as primary stroke centers
New recommendations from the Brain Attack Coalition indicate that emergency stroke patients should go to primary stroke centers for treatment, according to a recent Stroke study. There are currently Read more...
Mortality prediction tool will help hospitals treat stroke victims
A new online tool can help hospitals and health professionals determine the mortality risk for stroke patients in their care. The tool uses data compiled from more than 270,000 hospital stroke Read more...
One of every four stroke patients stops taking medications
Stroke patients and their caregivers need more input from their doctors on updated risk findings, basic dos and don'ts, and how-tos involved in taking new medications. That's the consensus reached by Read more...
Blood clot risk after surgery higher than thought
Not only are blood clots after surgery much more likely than previously thought, they're a risk much longer after surgery, according to new research. A new study, which appears in BMJ, examined data Read more...
Trend: Hospitals offer music to patients
Everyone enjoys a pleasant tune--but can it help sick patients heal? That's the bet some hospitals are making of late, bringing music to vulnerable patients in an effort to foster deeper sleep, ease Read more...
DC health mandate generates pullout threat from provider
As states and other governmental bodies consider health reforms, there have been some repercussions in the business community, of course. In DC's case, the impact could be quite severe, as the Read more...
VA, DC begin routing stroke patients to centers
In some states, ambulance crews who suspect that a patient is having a stroke are required to take the patient to a designated stroke center hospital (unless the closest is too far away). This Read more...
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