Positioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the blood clot resulted in significant improvements in neurological function, compared to patients whose heads were elevated (at a 30-degree angle), according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024.
Season and sunshine hours may affect live birth rates after IVF
The time of year when eggs are collected from women’s ovaries during fertility treatment makes a difference to live birth rates, according to new research