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AUDIO:  The information presented in this article is based on the scientific review “Ischemic Stroke”  by Professor Dr. Steven K. Feske, a leading neurologist and researcher at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine. The review was published in The American Journal of Medicine  in 2021 (Feske, S.K., "Ischemic Stroke", The American Journal of Medicine , 2021). This article combines the author’s extensive clinical and research experience with the latest

AUDIO: This article presents a concise and expert-validated summary of the guidelines from "Stroke Prevention in Symptomatic Large Artery Intracranial Atherosclerosis Practice Advisory,"  published in 2022 in Neurology  (Turan TN et al., American Academy of Neurology). The document was developed by a multinational team of leading neurologists, neurosurgeons, clinical researchers, and vascular specialists from the U.S. and Europe, including Professor Tanya Turan (Medical Unive

AUDIO:  A stroke is a sudden brain injury caused by an interruption of blood flow (ischemic stroke) or by bleeding in the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). It is one of the most serious acute neurological conditions, often resulting in permanent disability or death, and remains a leading cause of long-term disability and secondary mortality both globally and in the United States. The modern clinical motto is: “Every minute counts – time is brain” —meaning that every moment without

This article is based on the recent scientific review “Inflammatory bowel disease: recent developments,”  published in 2024 in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood  by Professor James John Ashton and Professor R. Mark Beattie. The authors are leading experts in pediatric gastroenterology and genetics affiliated with Southampton Children’s Hospital and the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. In their review, they examine the latest advancements in the diagnosis,

This article summarizes the most important information that every patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease—should know about their condition and its treatment. All answers are entirely based on the scientific review “Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comprehensive Review,”  published in December 2021 in the journal Frontiers in Medicine . The authors of the review are Zhaobei Cai (Department of General Surgery, Se

This article summarizes the most important and up-to-date information about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in older adult patients, based entirely on the systematic review “Therapeutic Needs of Older Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Systematic Review,” published in 2024 in Gastroenterology Insights  (Davis et al., 2024). The authors of this comprehensive analysis—Suja P. Davis, Rachel McInerney, Stephanie Fisher, and Bethany Lynn Davis—are healthcare speciali