Clot-buster meds and mechanical retrieval found to equally reduce disability from some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...
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Abstract 136: Reliability of an Automated, Machine‐Learning Algorithm for Volumetric Measurement of Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma
The Viz RECRUIT SDH (Viz.AI, Inc.) algorithm was used for automated, machine‐learning measurements. Inter‐observer reliability of volume measurements using the Bland‐Altman method was analyzed between ...
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How Doctors Are Pushing Medical Credit Cards on Patients
David Zhao signed up for a medical credit card while supine in a dentist’s chair, fluoride trays in his mouth. In December 2018, the consumer lawyer from Los Angeles went for a routine dentist ...
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J&J pauses US rollout of Varipulse heart device after stroke reports
as the company investigates four reported stroke events. The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE), a database of medical device reports submitted to the FDA by manufacturers ...