April 24, 2025

Large Trial Finds No Stroke Benefit From CEP, Study

A large U.K. trial found that routine use of cerebral embolic protection did not decrease the incidence of stroke within 72 hours among patients undergoing TAVI.

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April 23, 2025

Sense of Belonging 'Critical' for Workplace Retention

Individuals who reported a neutral level of satisfaction with their sense of belonging were approximately 3 times more likely to express an intent to leave, while those who were dissatisfied were 7 times more likely to do so, compared to individuals who were satisfied with their sense of belonging.

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April 23, 2025

New Tool Offers Practical Visual Perception Screening for Stroke Survivors

“Existing tests are not always feasible to complete at the acute stage because of their length, reliance on verbal communication, or cumbersome testing materials that make it difficult to complete at bedside.”

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April 21, 2025

Audiometric Hearing Loss Major Dementia Risk

"Up to 32% of incident dementia cases could be attributable to clinically significant audiometric hearing loss," revealing the potential impact of treating hearing impairment for dementia prevention in older adults.

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April 21, 2025

New Insights on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Recurrence

This study found that nearly 50% of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage events occurred adjacent to previous events.

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April 16, 2025

Newer Glucose-Lowering Drugs Reduce CV Events in Older Adults

"Use of GLP1-RAs and SGLT-2is was associated with reduced rates of 3P-MACE and HHF compared to DPP-4is, independent of age" - findings from a Danish nationwide study of 35,679 patients aged 70 and older with T2D.

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April 16, 2025

E-Cigs + Cigarettes: Worse Disease Odds

"There is a need to reassess the assumption that e-cigarette use provides substantial harm reduction across all cigarette-caused diseases, particularly accounting for dual use," warns a comprehensive meta-analysis.

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April 16, 2025

CONSORT 2025: Setting New Standards for Clinical Trial Reporting

"Readers should not have to infer what was probably done; they should be told explicitly." This principle drives the comprehensive CONSORT 2025 update, with its 7 new checklist items aimed at improving clinical trial transparency.

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April 15, 2025

Tenecteplase Matches Alteplase in Stroke Outcomes

In a registry-based study of 79,550 patients, tenecteplase showed comparable short-term safety and effectiveness to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke, with no significant differences in functional outcomes or hemorrhagic events.

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