Health professionals urge Saeima and government to take action in order to prevent sharp increase in Covid-19 incidence
RIGA, May 8 (LETA) - Taking into consideration the rising Covid-19 incidence and concerns about the epidemiological situation in Latvia, health professionals are urging Saeima and the government to take action in order to prevent a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases, as Oskars Sneiders from the Health Ministry s Communication Department informed LETA.
Specialists from the Health Ministry, the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, the Emergency Medical Service, Children s Clinical University Hospital, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital and Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital have sent an open letter to Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, expressing concern about the current epidemiological situation and the need for action to prevent a rapid increase in Covid-19 incidence.
Perflow Medical Expands Product Portfolio with First Clinical Use of the Stream17 Dynamic Neuro-Thrombectomy Net
NETANYA, Israel, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Perflow Medical, a private, Israeli-based innovator for neurovascular treatments, today announced the first successful clinical use of the Stream17 Dynamic Neuro-Thrombectomy Net, a lower profile device designed for more tortuous anatomy, to effectively treat hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients. Built on the proprietary CEREBRAL NET technology, the Stream17 device is the latest product portfolio addition that also includes the recently commercialized Cascade17 Dynamic Non-Occlusive Remodeling Net for coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms. These low-profile product offerings further expand the range of brain vessels that can now be treated with Perflow s unique CEREBRAL NET technology. The first clinical procedures were successfully completed by Prof. Karlis Kupcs, head of Radiology at the Pauls Stradins Clinical Un