Abbott To Take Over St Jude in $25 bln Mega-Cardio Deal
Abbott Laboratories is taking over St. Jude Medical Inc. in a deal worth $25 bln that will create a giant in the cardio-related devices market. The... Read more
Loneliness, Isolation Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Loneliness and social isolation are linked to around a 30 per cent increased risk of having a stroke or developing coronary artery disease--the... Read more
Rotating Night Shift Increases Risk of CHD in Women
Among female registered nurses, working a rotating night shift for 5 years or more was associated with a small increase in the risk of coronary... Read more
Transforming Cardiovascular Care
Cardiologists and other healthcare professionals are inundated with more information than ever, are facing changes in reimbursement and practice... Read more
Variations in Post-Angioplasty Bleeding
According to a study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, the use of bleeding avoidance strategies has little impact on bleeding... Read more
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How Does a Local Heart Foundation Benefit Research and Public Health?
HerzstiftungOlten is a local foundation connected to the Swiss Heart Foundation. I initiated the foundation of the Herzstiftung Olten 25 years ago. I realised, that a national organisation has difficulty to reach people on the ground. National heart foundations are usually supporting cardiovascular research and besides are active in making national... Read more
Why I’m a Cardiofeminist
A gynaecardiologist means a cardiologist for women. I want better cardiovascular healthcare for females, but I also want a better position for female cardiologists. In the U.S. and many other countries the position of a female cardiologist is still very inferior compared to the male. I know that female cardiologists are more interested in the subject... Read more
How to Become a Cardiologist in 5 Steps
Like any other job, entering the field of cardiology requires academic experience and intensive training. Despite how simple it sounds, becoming a cardiologist is in fact, not an easy task. It may be tough to get your foot in the door and it is indeed, a long process but with hard work and dedication, you’ll get there in the end. If you aspire to be... Read more
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U.S. Healthcare to be Trumped UP!
(even more so than under Obamacare)Now approaching 20% of gross domestic... Read more
Standardised, Hospital-Wide Airway Trolleys
Inspired by the Difficult Airway Society Guidelines and the Vortex Cognitive... Read more
Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness: Prevention and Treatment
Why did you decide to investigate NTF-prep? Long-term cognitive impairment... Read more
How human-centred design improves patient experience
How salauno has used an interdisciplinary team with a Human-Centred Design... Read more
RAD-AID International and Global Health Radiology
RAD-AID is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to promote radiology... Read more
Preclinical Imaging in the Era of Personalised Medicine
Identification of the genetic basis of the therapeutic response obtained... Read more