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Percentage of ischemic strokes that occur during sleep — known as "wake-up strokes" — which prevent many people from receiving necessary clot-busting treatment within the critical first few hours after stroke. The authors of a new study in Neurology estimate that 58,000 people arrive in emergency departments with wake-up stroke each year. [via WebMD]
Long-acting contraceptives like IUDs and implants, which eliminate the potential for human error, are far more effective than more commonly used methods like the Pill, patch and vaginal ring.
Most people don’t need science to appreciate the importance of a mother’s love. But to understand how early maltreatment can derail a child’s development requires careful study — and is fraught with ethical peril.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new drug-resistant cases threaten an even bigger resurgence.
