New research from a Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA suggests recent public health campaigns that encouraged people to seek care if they were experiencing signs or symptoms of a stroke or heart attack have been effective.
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California have treated significantly fewer heart attacks since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early March compared with the same period in 2019, Matthew Solomon, MD, of The Permanente Medical Group told HealthDay.
Recent research from Permanente stroke specialist Alex Flint, MD, shows that both systolic and diastolic numbers are key to determining heart attack and stroke risk.