Archive: 24/01/2018
Substantial inequalities in cesarean births persist in many countries
A study published by The BMJ today shows that caesarean section rates have increased in most countries during the past decade, particularly among the richest fifth, indicating an increase in wealth related inequality over ...
Jan 24, 2018
Simple breathing training with a physiotherapist before surgery prevents postoperative pneumonia
Pneumonia, and other serious lung complications, after major abdominal surgery were halved when patients were seen by a physiotherapist before surgery and taught breathing exercises that the patient needed to start performing ...
Jan 24, 2018
Brain stimulation plus adult neural stem cells may speed stroke recovery
Electrically stimulating implanted adult stem cells may someday speed stroke recovery, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2018, a world premier ...
Jan 24, 2018
Four in ten cardiomyopathies—a major cause of sudden death in young people—are genetic
Four in ten cardiomyopathies - a major cause of sudden cardiac death and heart failure in young people - are genetic, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) study published today in European Heart Journal.1 Family ...
Jan 24, 2018
Finances may be barrier to calling 9-1-1 for stroke symptoms in minority neighborhoods
Ambulance charges may limit willingness to call 9-1-1 when people experience stroke symptoms in south Chicago, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference ...
Jan 24, 2018