People with stroke and heart disease should use opioids cautiously
The continued rise in opioid overdose deaths has health experts concerned about the drugs’ impact on heart and brain health.
In a recent paper published...
This drug combo can halve your risk of heart attack, stroke
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found a combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can...
Young golfer returns to sport he loves after stroke
After stepping out of his golf cart on the 18th fairway, Andrew Lask Jr. felt dizzy and wobbled a bit. He was playing a...
Coffee and tea may lower your risks of stroke and dementia
In a new study from Tianjin Medical University, researchers found drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and...
This new stroke drug shows exciting potential, study finds
In a new study from the University of Manchester, researchers found a novel clot-busting drug is able to effectively restore blood flow in the...
What are the best blood sugar levels to prevent strokes, heart attacks?
Blood sugar control has always been important for people with diabetes when it comes to preventing a stroke.
In a recent study published in Neurology, researchers...
Young mom thought it was a heart attack – until she couldn’t touch her...
Leann Sorrell was driving her 17-year-old son, Jonathan, home from school when she realized the ring finger on her left hand was numb. She...
Vegetable fat may decrease stroke risk, while animal fat increases it
In a new study from Harvard, researchers found eating higher total amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increased the...
After stroke, retired Marine walks thousands of miles
Eddie deRoulet never was the type to let others do things for him. Not in his years as a Marine and not in his...
A stroke at 50 altered Kansas woman’s life, but not her family’s love
Steve Andersen was fast asleep, tuckered out after a weekend of camping with the grandsons, when he heard his wife Liz frantically calling his...