The flu shot might keep strokes at bay
Strokes are very serious health issues. Think of it as a traffic jam in your body where blood cannot reach your brain. Just like...
Mediterranean and low-fat diets reduce risk of heart attacks and death
Choosing the right diet could mean the difference between life and death, especially for those at a higher risk of heart disease.
According to a...
New tech helps remove blood clots effectively during stroke treatment
Do you know what a stroke is? It's a severe health problem that happens when blood cannot flow to the brain.
Without blood, brain cells...
New stroke surgery eligibility criteria can save more lives
Do you know about a treatment for stroke called endovascular thrombectomy? It's a procedure that can save the lives of people who have a...
Stronger high blood pressure treatment may help prevent stroke in older people
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a silent yet dangerous health issue. It often comes with no symptoms but can lead to severe complications...
While tending to her grandmother after a stroke, she had one herself
Late one evening, Dawn Berry took a call from her grandmother's nursing home. Her grandmother had been found unresponsive in bed. What should they...
Daily aspirin doesn’t prevent strokes in older, healthy people after all
The daily use of low-dose aspirin has been a mainstay of preventing strokes for decades. While there has always been a risk of bleeding...
Shingles vaccine may be a shield against heart attacks and strokes
Did you know that the shingles vaccine could help guard you against heart attacks and strokes? This might sound surprising, but a recent study...
Woman survives stroke in 2 parts of the brain at age 29
After a night of partying, 29-year-old Bethany Moeddel felt nauseous and had a headache. A hangover, she figured.
She couldn't sleep it off, though, because...
These people may have strokes at much younger ages, study finds
The Hmong are people who originally come from mountainous regions in places like Laos, China, Vietnam, and Thailand.
Many of them helped the United States...