The risks associated with treating a recurrent or residual brain aneurysm that was initially treated by endovascular coiling are low, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute.

It is now confirmed that that Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a five-term House member from Ohio, died after suffering an aneurysm yesterday, CNN reported. She was 58, reports Bill Arthur from Bloomberg.

Pilot screening programmes for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men aged 65 are due to be launched in England this year, but is this move too hasty? Two experts debate the issue in this week’s BMJ.