Aphasia: A Disorder More Common Than You...
Every year close to 180,000 people experience aphasia, an acquired communication disorder caused by damage or injury to the left...
June 29, 2016
Watch Now: Robot Therapy Helps Stroke Patients...
(Caption: A robot helps Cathy Crucet, a neurological rehabilitation patient, recover from a stroke and brain hemorrhage.) Every year, more...
May 30, 2016
6 Ways to Reduce Your Stroke Risks
Stroke: It’s the less outspoken cousin of the heart attack. Many fear the latter, but the former is the fifth...
May 9, 2016
Watch Now: ‘FAST’ Matters When it Comes...
May marks American Stroke Month, a time to increase public awareness of stroke warning signs in the U. S. The American...
May 4, 2016
Roundup: ‘Severe Obesity’ Rate Among U.S. Children...
From infancy through age 18, rates of obesity have increased steadily from 1999 to 2014, and the number of children...
April 29, 2016
Landmark Study Clarifies Stroke Prevention Options
Stenting and surgery for narrow carotid arteries, both minimally invasive procedures, are equally effective, the 10-year study has concluded.
March 15, 2016
FDA Bolsters Warnings of Heart Attack, Stroke...
NSAIDs can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke, either of which can lead to death.
July 10, 2015
New ‘WATCHMAN’ Device Reduces Stroke Risk, Need...
The innovative new device is called WATCHMAN, and while it does not keep time like the name suggests, it helps...
May 11, 2015
Nutrition and Heart Disease: Portion Control, Risk...
Family history and genes play a role in your risk for developing heart disease, medical experts say. Fortunately, some risk...
February 12, 2015
Watch Now: Great News For Stroke Patients
(VIDEO: Guilherme Dabus, M.D. and Italo Linfante, M.D., of the Baptist Health Neuroscience Center discuss the findings of a new...
December 17, 2014
