Author: Anthony Portillo

Teams delivering minimally invasive care face radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries that could be reduced through new policies and modern technology WASHINGTON—Nine leading medical societies are calling for new safety standards in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called cath labs, where clinicians performing minimally invasive procedures face radiation exposure and orthopedic injuries from heavy protective equipment. A

CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460  COVID-19 Increases Stroke Risk in Younger Patients and Results in Poorer Outcomes, Study Shows  TORONTO — Stroke patients with COVID-19 are facing worse outcomes and are often younger and healthier, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting. People with COVID-19 are

CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460  More Stroke Patients Could Experience Benefits from Thrombectomy, Studies Show  TORONTO — New research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting shows that thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure typically reserved for treating a severe type of stroke known as large vessel occlusions (LVO), achieves

CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 Research Shows Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Stroke Diagnostics, Expanding Access to Lifesaving Stroke Care TORONTO — A new study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting shows that artificial intelligence (AI) technology can identify when a patient is having a stroke caused by emergent