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The Latest in Brain Aneurysm Research, Awareness, and Care

Alison Sedney
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A Step Forward In Understanding Aneurysm Biology

Increased contrast enhancement of the parent vessel of unruptured intracranial aneurysms in 7T MR imaging Abstract Background Inflammation of the arterial wall may lead to aneurysm formation. The presence of aneurysm enhancement on high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) is a marker of wall inflammation and instability. We aim to determine if there is any association […]

ER doc: Stay home, Philly. COVID isn’t over yet | Expert Opinion

Patricia Henwood, For The Inquirer KAREN KIRCHHOFF / THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY “Patricia Henwood,MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College shares her insight on the front lines from the ER. “One thing is clear, the fight is not over, staying home is still the best decision. However, the scale […]

COVID-19 Update From Our Founders

“WE CAN DO HARD THINGS” One of my 2020 goals was to read more. With guidance, and a little extra time on my hands, I have found myself lost in Glennon Doyle’s new book Untamed. Throughout her memoir, she comes back to these 5 little words…We Can Do Hard Things. Each time I hear them […]

COVID-19 Stroke Study

Two of the renowned doctors on our Scientific Advisory Board are on the forefront of explorations into yet another twist in what the medical community is learning about Covid-19. Recent articles in The Washington Post, among many others, report the surprising findings. Both coronavirus and strokes have been typically thought to primarily affect older people. […]

Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying of strokes

Doctors sound alarm about patients in their 30s and 40s left debilitated or dead. Some didn’t even know they were infected. By Ariana Eunjung Cha April 25, 2020 at 2:12 p.m. EDT Thomas Oxley wasn’t even on call the day he received the page to come to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. There […]

Oilers’ Colby Cave, 25, dies after suffering brain bleed

A message from the Cave family as well as statements from the Edmonton Oilers, Bakersfield Condors and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman FROM THE FAMILY OF COLBY CAVE: It is with great sadness to share the news that our Colby Cave passed away early this morning. I (Emily) and both our families are in shock but […]

Stacey Gil

April 6, 2019, is a day I’ll never remember, but I now can never forget. I’m told I had my morning cup of coffee in hand, about to enjoy an early cup with my boyfriend on our back porch. I woke up 3 weeks later, after a drug induced coma, with tubes attached to every […]

Jodie Donivan

In September 2011, I was taken to the emergency room with what can only be described as the worst migraine of my life. I went thinking they’d only give me the cocktail of medications for migraines but after talking with the nurse he insisted I needed to ask for further testing. So I did and […]

Elizabeth Ratta

In March, 2018 I made an appointment for a physical. I had just turned 40 and we had recently moved so it seemed like a good idea to get connected with a primary care practitioner. I met with a nurse practitioner named Lauren in Middlebury, Vermont. I mentioned to her that every month I would […]

Pitt Gymnastics Dedicates their Home Opener to Brain Aneurysm Awareness

I had no idea what a brain aneurysm was until August 25, 2016. My dear friend, teammate, roommate, and maid of honor, Mallory Brewer, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27 due to a brain aneurysm. Mallory and I met at the University of Pittsburgh where we were blessed to be on the Pitt […]

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The Buzz

The Latest in Brain Aneurysm Research, Awareness, and Care

Alison Sedney

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