Category: Medication

Study finds that clot removal plus medication yields better outcomes than drug alone

From the Rush University Medical Center media release: Stroke is the leading cause of severe long-term disability in the United States, and less than 40 percent of patients who experience the… Read more »

Mental health disorders complicate standards used by ACA to penalize hospitals for readmission

From the Henry Ford Health System media release: Co-existing psychiatric illness should be considered in assessing hospital readmissions for three common medical conditions used by Medicare and Medicaid to penalize… Read more »

Research into brain’s ability to heal itself offers hope for novel treatment of brain injury

From the Henry Ford Health System media release: Innovative angles of attack in research that focus on how the human brain protects and repairs itself will help develop treatments for one… Read more »

Mayo Clinic finds direct evidence of gadolinium deposition in brain tissues

From the Mayo Clinic media release: Mayo Clinic research finds direct evidence of gadolinium deposition in neuronal tissues following intravenous administration of gadolinium-based contrast agents used in MRI exams. The findings… Read more »

Regenstrief and IU study: Wake Up and Breathe program benefits ICU patients

From the Indiana University media release: Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research report that waking intensive care unit patients and having them breathe… Read more »