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People with heart disease, stroke need to use opioids with caution

The continued rise in opioid overdose deaths has health experts concerned about the drugs' impact on heart and brain health. In a new paper from...

Given a grim prognosis, stroke survivor proved doctors wrong

Mark Kincaid greeted spectators coming to the high school football game as he collected donations for his son's baseball team. His daughter, a cheerleader, was...

Her daughter’s earache might just have saved her life

When her 3-year-old daughter's earache stretched into a sixth hour, Sarah Conaway decided it was time to get some answers. Even if it was...

This type of pain linked to higher dementia and stroke risk

In a new study, researchers found widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and stroke. And...

A 30-minute walk per day may cut stroke death risk by 54%

In a new study from the University of Calgary, researchers found that people who walk or garden at least three to four hours per...

Height loss in middle age may increase death risk, study shows

In a new study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found height loss in middle age is linked to a heightened risk of early...

After stroke, heart surgery and heart attack, runner vows to reclaim her strength

Michelle Whiteman woke up and realized her left arm felt numb. She figured it was a pinched nerve and made an appointment to see...

People with diabetes need to reduce their risk of stroke, study finds

In a new study from Diabetes Australia, researchers suggest over 1.4 million Australians who are currently known to have diabetes are being encouraged to...

Never late for work, his worried sister found him at home having a stroke

In the more than 30 years he worked as a dispatcher for a relative's trucking company, Andy Thoman was never late. So when his sister,...

Doing this can lead to faster stroke treatment and better outcomes

In a new study from Mount Sinai Health System, researchers found instead of transferring stroke patients to a specialized stroke center, a mobile interventional stroke team...