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UK NATIONAL SCREENING COMMITTEE REJECTS CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL CHILDHOOD SCREENING FOR INHERITIED HIGH CHOLESTEROL
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Emergency heart attack and stroke centres are still here for you- Jules Payne interviews Dr Ricardo Petraco
Jules Payne interviews Dr Ricardo Petraco, Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College NHS Trust on why the numbers of heart attack and stroke cases are falling dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis started.
Emergency heart attack and stroke centres are still here for you- Guest blog by Dr Ricardo Petraco
At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where I work as a Consultant Cardiologist, we have noticed over the past few weeks a significant reduction in the number of cases brought in by ambulances to our Heart Attack Centre (HAC).
Numbers of heart attack and stroke cases are falling dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis started– perhaps more than 50-60%.
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Ketogenic Diet and Lipids
Historically a ketogenic diet was used to treat epilepsy in children. More recently, it has become popular as a way to lose weight and manage Type II Diabetes. We take a look at its effect on weight and cardiometabolic risk factors.