Monthly Archives: August 2020

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated With CHD: Developments in Treatments, Remaining Gaps According to Experts – Pulmonology Advisor

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

Due to substantial progress in the early diagnosis and treatment of children born with congenital heart disease (CHD), mortality rates in this population have declined significantly. It is estimated that more than 90% of pediatric patients with CHD now survive into adulthood.1 Among the reported 1.4 million adults with CHD in the United States, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) occurs in approximately 10% of cases.2,3 PAH associated with CHD (PAH-CHD) is linked to significant reductions in survival and quality of life, especially for patients progressing to Eisenmenger syndrome, the most severe phenotype of PAH-CHD. Treatment requires lifelong management in multidisciplinary specialty centers with expertise in PAH-CHD. Continue reading

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Researchers find method to regrow cartilage in the joints – Stanford Medical Center Report

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

Damaged cartilage can be treated through a technique called microfracture, in which tiny holes are drilled in the surface of a joint. The microfracture technique prompts the body to create new tissue in the joint, but the new tissue is not much like cartilage. Continue reading

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Where Connecticut, COVID, climate change and critters intersect – The CT Mirror

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

The sightings have been noted since early in the pandemic critters everywhere, including here in Connecticut. Continue reading

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Local professor who received heart transplant cared for by nurses she once taught – WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

CLEVELAND (WJW) A local professor who teaches nursing students found her role reversed when she underwent a heart transplant, with her care involving some familiar helping hands. Diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia in 2014, Lynn Ulatowskis condition worsened this year. Last month, the former marathon runner was placed on life support, in need of a new heart fast, according to University Hospitals Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Continue reading

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On the move at the OneAZ, Spencer Fane, UArizona – AZ Big Media

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

OneAZ Credit Union names Ken Bauer SVP OneAZ Credit Union announced Ken Bauer as senior vice president, Credit Administration. Bauer oversees OneAZs mortgage, business and commercial banking teams, emphasizing efficiency and excellence to help the organization succeed. He joined OneAZ Credit Union in 2020, bringing 20 years of experience in commercial banking with local and national banks and credit unions Continue reading

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On The Move – mySanAntonio.com

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

Cassandra Latour Cassandra Latour Cassandra Latour Cassandra Latour FINANCIAL FIRST NEW YORK FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Lexy Farrell joined as the marketing coordinator, Cassandra Latour as a human resource generalist and Meaghan Stark as conventional mortgage processor. Farrell was previously a human resources coordinator at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and a social media content coordinator for Highly Caffeinated Marketing. Continue reading

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Cardiac arrest on a long-haul flight: ‘this brave young nurse saved my life’ – RCNi

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

As a nursing student, Patients Choice nominee Isobel Corrie gave CPR to a fellow passenger Flying home from a two-week holiday in Thailand, Isobel Corrie was looking forward to her graduation from Oxford Brookes University the following week and then starting her first role as a qualified nurse at Warwick Hospital. She was fast asleep but was woken by the person sitting next her, who told her there was an emergency on board and there had been a call over the tannoy asking for anyone with medical experience. Continue reading

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Suzanne wears a necklace that reads Mama-To-Be. The rest of her is blood and gore: notes from the nursing frontline – The Guardian

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

My daughter is here. Curled up in a hedgehog ball, but softer than anything in the universe. Continue reading

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North Texas Heath Care Professionals Share Personal Decisions On Sending Kids Back To School Or Not – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) As the debate continues over whether North Texas children should go back to school or learn from home, the CBS 11 I-Team turned to health care professionals who are also parents to find out what decisions their families are making. The I-Team asked one simple question: Do you plan to send your own children back to school in person? Continue reading

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Nurse saves life of fellow passenger who went into cardiac arrest on a flight home from Thailand – Leamington Observer

Posted: Published on August 23rd, 2020

A WARWICK Hospital nurse saved the life of a fellow passenger who went into cardiac arrest on a flight home from Thailand. Continue reading

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