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Clinical Briefs for Friday, December 13
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 12, 2019
Older adults with hypothyroidism face elevated mortality risk … Long night’s sleep, long midday naps raise stroke risk … New quality measures introduced for older adults’ diabetes care …...
Study questions aspirin’s effectiveness in preventing CVD, cancer
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2019
People who have not experienced a heart attack or stroke should not consume aspirin each day for prevention, say researchers.
Stroke survivors can get therapy via virtual reality platform, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 25, 2019
Multi-user mode appears to be particularly engaging in a VR platform that brings together stroke survivors and remote rehabilitation therapists.
Residents with stable heart disease should not fear exercise
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
Adults with stable coronary artery disease have better cardiac health when they are vigorously active one to two days a week, say researchers.
Resident living with cancer? Stroke screening may be warranted
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
Cancer survivors and those living with the disease are twice as likely to die of stroke as those who have not had cancer, say investigators.
Stroke treatment less beneficial for women
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2019
Women are more likely to experience a stroke within five years of having a common preventive surgery, say Dartmouth researchers.
Depression’s severity determines risk of heart disease, stroke
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
The more severe a resident’s depression, the greater the odds they will experience heart disease and stroke, new research has found.
Insomnia symptoms linked to multiple cardiovascular diseases
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 07, 2019
Addressing tenacious cases of insomnia may help residents prevent stroke, heart attack and other cerebral and cardiovascular diseases.
Residents who regain weight forfeit diabetes improvements
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 09, 2019
People with diabetes who regained lost weight forfeited their lowered risk for stroke and heart disease, a Tufts University study has found.