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...
A stroke at 31. An aneurysm at 35. At 39 – tennis, anyone?
Ira Goodman woke up in the middle of the night drenched with sweat. His head pounded like nothing he'd experienced in all his 31...
Why more people don’t call 911 when stroke symptoms hit
When stroke symptoms hit, not everyone calls 911 – a decision that has perplexed experts. Now, a small study reveals some of the reasons.
The research,...
After 4 strokes, rare disease and brain surgery, woman helps others
When Lisa Deck was chosen as a Go Red for Women national spokeswoman in 2014, she was thrilled to have a larger platform to...
This sleep problem may increase your risk of deadly brain bleeding
In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found insomnia may be a risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along...
Stroke showed he wasn’t bulletproof – but he could still be a hero
At 44, A.Jaye Johnson was relearning how to talk, walk and perform basic skills, like using a fork.
For years, he'd been the one looking...