Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgery
San Francisco reports a shift in heart care as catheter based procedures replace open surgery for many repairs. Doctors use tiny tubes through blood vessels to fix valves rhythm problems holes and defects with shorter hospital stays and quicker recoveries but outcomes and suitability vary with device availability and long term results remain uncertain. The change emphasizes a collaborative heart team approach to avoid rivalries and tailor treatment to each patient.
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San Francisco
Spencer King
St. Joseph’s Heart and Vascular Institute
Atlanta
American College of Cardiology
Hadley Wilson
Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte
Timothy Gardner
Christiana Care Health System
Newark
Del
American Heart Association
Baldwin City set for 12th Community Wellness Festival
The 12th annual Community Wellness Festival runs 9 a.m. to noon on April 6 at Baker University Collins Center Baldwin City with a 5K start at 8 a.m. The event features about 70 exhibitors free screenings, optional paid lab tests, and a free entry offer. First 250 attendees get T shirts and all kids receive a helmet while supplies last. Registration at bakerU dot edu healthfair or Baldwin rec offices.
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Baker University
Collins Center
Sixth
Fremont Streets
Baldwin City
Baldwin City Recreation Commission
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
bakerU.edu
Baldwin City Recreation Office
Baldwin Athletic Club
Santa Fe Market
Baldwin City Market
High St
Baldwinrec.org
White fruits and vegetables boost stroke protection
Linda Rippetoe of the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department explains white flesh produce such as apples bananas cauliflower cucumbers garlic leeks mushrooms onions and pears lowers stroke risk by nine percent per 25 grams daily. She notes DASH diet guidance for four to five servings each of fruits and vegetables and directs readers to choosemyplate.gov for more information.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Choosemyplate
Linda Rippetoe
Lawrence- Douglas County
New British Procedure Identifies Dead Hearing Regions
A UK developed method using standard test equipment identifies dead regions in the ear. Findings indicate amplifying dead cells worsens speech understanding in noise, while a new digitally programmable microcircuit can bypass dead cells to boost usable hearing. NuEar Hearing introduces compact digital models using nanoscience to improve outcomes.
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Teruumo
Jeff Chiu
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Spencer
Lawrence Marketplace
Ly Linda
Commons
Cambridge University
England
NuEar Hearing
Office
Casey
Casey Penfold
Facebook.com
NuEar Hearing Center
West 6Th Street
Suite
Lawrence
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