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Uncategorized Published - 1 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Repeat heart attacks are down in the United States, especially among women

Author: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) events, including repeat myocardial infarctions, have dropped in the United States, according to a new study published in Circulation. Almost completely across the board, outcomes have improved more for women than for men. The authors explored data from both Medicare and commercial health insurance providers, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
NextUp: The Philly Company Working on a Wearable Device to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms

Author: Queen Muse NextHealth PHL RTM Vital Signs is working on monitoring symptoms that can be used to track everything from heart health to respiratory function. RTM Vitals Signs partnered with Villanova engineers to create this dime-sized device that uses an acoustic sensor to monitor at-risk individuals for early signs of COVID-19. / Courtesy Who: The […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 October, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
New discovery might explain why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients

Authors: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Researchers in Sweden believe they may have identified a primary reason so many COVID-19 patients suffer from thrombosis, sharing their findings in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. The team’s discovery revolves around mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a protein that is part of the body’s natural immune system. Exploring data from 65 patients who […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Appeals court reverses IU Health win in suit over near-fatal spine surgery

Author: Angie Stewart  BeckersSpineReview The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a judgment that would have allowed IU Health to dodge “vicarious liability” for an independent anesthesiologist’s work in a near-fatal spine surgery, according to court documents——- filed Sept. 28. Six things to know about the case: 1. Richard Jernagan, a patient who had been identified as high-risk, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 September, 2020    By - Dr Clemens
Granger Causality of the Electroencephalogram Reveals Abrupt Global Loss of Cortical Information Flow during Propofol-induced Loss of Responsiveness

Authors: Rebecca M. Pullon, Ph.D. et al  Anesthesiology October 2020, Vol. 133, 774–786. Background It is a commonly held view that information flow between widely separated regions of the cerebral cortex is a necessary component in the generation of wakefulness (also termed “connected” consciousness). This study therefore hypothesized that loss of wakefulness caused by propofol anesthesia […]

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