Stroke

The Stroke That Stole My Father And the Tiny Device That Could Stop the Next One

It happened without warning. My father collapsed at home, his face slack, his words gone. My dad and mom attending…

3 weeks ago

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

At 7:28 a.m., the sidewalk was still damp from last night’s Seattle area rain. I stepped outside, tea still warming…

3 months ago

A Father Lost, A Question Lingers: Rethinking Stroke Treatment

Anticoagulation shows no benefit in preventing a second stroke.

1 year ago

Is My Drink Plotting My Downfall? Xylitol Explained

I thought the story of scary bug-eyed fish with fiber-optic lights protruding from their foreheads would be my story of the week.…

1 year ago

Stroke Patients Are Being Cast Aside by a Lack of Understanding and Bias

A stroke is often seen by too many as meaning permanent damage to someone's brain, and that's not the case,…

3 years ago

A Big Stroke Myth You Should Know

A STROKE OCCURS WHEN A BLOOD CLOT cuts off blood flow to the brain, or there is blood vessel bleeding in…

3 years ago

Rethinking Blood Pressure

IS YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL? Are you sure? Researchers are moving the bar on what constitutes an “ideal” blood pressure. Today…

3 years ago

Your Television Could Kill You

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF DVT? Deep venous thromboembolism is the fancy medical term for blood clots in your veins. Researchers…

3 years ago

How Many Pounds You Weigh vs How Fit You Are…

Most of us have gained weight during the pandemic.  Afterall, we’ve been sitting all day doing zoom calls and eating…

4 years ago

NICO.LAB Ready to Revolutionize U.S. Stroke Care After FDA Clearance

An artificial intelligence algorithm for fast triaging of stroke patients. StrokeViewer LVO detects image characteristics associated with a Large Vessel…

5 years ago

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