This brain disease can be first symptom of COVID-19 in many people
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have been working to better understand the varied symptoms of the disease.
One of the most concerning...
For people with high blood pressure, this method may cut heart attack, stroke risk...
In a new study, researchers found people enrolled in a telemonitoring program to control high blood pressure were about half as likely to have...
Quit smoking to cut stroke risk if you have irregular heartbeat
In a new study, researchers urged people with atrial fibrillation—the most common heart rhythm disorder—to kick the habit and cut their stroke risk.
The research...
New blood, new hope: A new way to protect the brain from stroke damage
Muscle weakness permeates through one side of your body and your speech slurs. It's a stroke. And you need to be rushed to the...
COVID-19 linked to this type of stroke, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found examined the association between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and stroke subtypes.
They found that patients with COVID-19 presenting with acute...
Flu shot may help protect against heart attack, mini-stroke
Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu...
This new drug may prevent heart attack, stroke, and blood clots in COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have developed a drug that can be potentially given as a preventative against heart attack.
The drug—which has been studied...
This sleep habit linked to lower heart attack, stroke risk
In a new study, researchers found a daytime nap taken once or twice a week may lower the risk of having a heart attack/stroke.
But...
COVID-19 may cause a more severe stroke
In a new study, researchers found that acute ischemic strokes (AIS) linked to COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes, and are...
COVID-19 linked to dangerous brain diseases, new evidence shows
In a new study, researchers found neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage.
They identified one rare and sometimes...