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NewsStudy: iPhone app is solid for stroke imaging
A new iPhone app works just as well as a computer workstation for physicians' making remote diagnoses or treatment decisions according to a study conducted by the University of Calgary and published Read more...
Bluetooth heart monitors could prevent thousands of strokes
Continuing the very international theme of this week's issue, we bring you news from just across the border in Windsor, Ontario, where researchers are starting to test whether new, wireless heart Read more...
Funding an issue for hospitals interested in telestroke care
With a severe shortage of neurologists specializing in stroke care in rural communities, 64 percent of hospitals and other healthcare providers in the Northwest are either considering or are in the Read more...
Wii, iPad-type motion sensors could help stroke patients communicate
British researchers are testing whether motion sensors like those in Nintendo Wii controllers or various touch-screen computers can help treat aphasia, a language impairment related to partial Read more...
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