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Doc Dave M's avatar

Two comments if I may. Firstly to agree that stroke consultations occur in the context of either follow up after admission for acute stroke (CVA) or after urgent referral for a Transient Ischaemic Accident (TIA- sometimes called mini stroke). Most people would only be seen once or twice and them back to community GP care. So they do reflect acute events not a backlog. The other interesting observation is the 300 mg Aspirin- that dose is only used as a one off (stat) dose for people presenting with an ischaemic heart event eg heart attack. (To be 100% accurate will include people who had suspected event that was then refuted.) Subsequent doses are 75mg- so the rise in 300mg Aspirin is definitely a signal of increased presentation of new acute coronary events.

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Fast Eddy's avatar

The thing is...

CNNBBC tell the Rat Juice addicts that the Rat Juice has saved 'billions of lives!!!'

So even if they become aware of this data they will dismiss it because the benefits far outweigh the benefits.

And it would not occur to them to question CNNBBC ... pointing out that billions (not even millions) died when Covid was supposedly more deadly and there was not Rat Juice available.

Therefore.. this article is just white noise for the Rat Juice addicts.

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