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The mouth a gateway to stroke risk reduction?
The mouth a gateway to stroke risk reduction?
16 Feb 2022 byAudrey Abella

In individuals who had a recent stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), a trip to the dentist might just spare them from a recurrence, findings from the PREMIERS* study suggest.

The mouth a gateway to stroke risk reduction?
16 Feb 2022
COVID-19 infection relatively rare in vaccinated IBD patients
COVID-19 infection relatively rare in vaccinated IBD patients
15 Feb 2022 byRoshini Claire Anthony

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who have completed a COVID-19 vaccine regimen have a low risk of developing COVID-19, though receipt of mRNA vaccines may offer better protection, according to a small study presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2022.

COVID-19 infection relatively rare in vaccinated IBD patients
15 Feb 2022
Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
15 Feb 2022

A 2.2-percent risk of symptomatic ischaemic stroke has been observed 15 days before and after a central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO), suggests a recent study, noting that such risk is slightly lower than that for most studies from tertiary centres.

Stroke may occur before/after central retinal artery occlusion
15 Feb 2022