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The International Stroke Conference 2024 will be held Feb. 7-9 in Phoenix, Arizona. According to program planners with the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, findings from late-breaking science will include multiple high profile randomized clinical trials like RESILIENT-Extend, EMBOLISE, STEM, ZODIAC, among many others.

A recent study in JAMA Network Open explores how an individual's sense of purpose in life changes before and after the onset of cognitive impairment, using data from two large, longitudinal studies. The research finds that while there are modest declines in purpose before cognitive decline, these reductions become significantly greater after cognitive impairment sets in, suggesting that maintaining a sense of purpose could be crucial for cognitive health.

Welcome to the 2 Minute Medicine Podcast, summarizing the latest medical studies, curated and written by practicing physicians. On this podcast, twice a month, we cover the latest in healthcare news and research evidence. Our episode is live! We begin this episode by discussing our two articles of the week. Our first article of the week

Researchers identified factors related to PCC [post-COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019] symptoms and assessed changes in PCC medical visits.