drawing of a brain, transverse plane, with arteries

The future of stroke treatment

Until recently stroke was a non-treatable disease – the management consisted of rehabilitation and prevention. Reversibility of this dreadful event was wishful thinking. But much has been happening over the …

A sample EKG tracing showing a ST-elevation Myocardial Infarct

What is a STEMI in German?

How does the German Medical Literature handle English abbreviations? The German-speaking doctors, just like American ones, talk of EKG and not ECG. It’s short for “Elektro – Kardio – Gramm” …