The conference featured presentations that emphasized basic, clinical and translational medicine and provided insight into the prevention, management and treatment of stroke.
17 percent of patients seeing neurologist travel long distance
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Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting and visits for ALS and nervous system cancer.
Pioglitazone use linked to reduced dementia risk in T2DM
Feb 16, 2023
The reduction in risk was greatest for those with a history of ischemic heart disease or stroke.
Technology-use changes essential to reducing loneliness ‘epidemic,’ surgeon general warns
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John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
Reforming digital environments can help reduce a loneliness epidemic that disproportionately affects the elderly, according to US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD.
Adult cardiopathy linked to increased risk for dementia
Aug 10, 2022
Only 4 and 9% of this effect was mediated by atrial fibrillation or stroke, respectively.
Hey, doc, can we get a prescription for air-conditioning? For heat-threatened seniors, the answer could...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 19, 2023
Prescription air conditioning is one of several novel potential solutions put forth in a new report about how providers in states like Texas and Arizona can protect those most vulnerable to heat-related...