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'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 – When people suffering a stroke need a transfer to another hospital, time is of the essence. But a new study finds that most Americans in that situation face delays. The...
AHA News: Thanks to His Wife's Quick Reaction, Postal Worker Fully Recovered From a Stroke
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Levan Singletary's alarm buzzed at 5:15 a.m., telling him to move the car for street sweeping. It was dark when Singletary, who goes by...
Median Door-in-Door-Out Time 174 Minutes for Interhospital Stroke Transfer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 – For patients with interhospital transfer for acute stroke, the median door-in-door-out time is 174 minutes, which is longer than current recommendations, according to a...
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups. A study looking at hurricanes over more...
Incidence of Ischemic Stroke in Seniors Not Reduced by Low-Dose Aspirin
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – For healthy older adults, low-dose aspirin does not reduce the risk for ischemic stroke but is associated with an increased risk for intracranial bleeding, according to a...
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – Black people tend to be more vulnerable to suffering severe strokes, but scientists have long struggled to figure out why. Until now: New research suggests it may boil down...
AHA News: While Tending to Her Grandmother After a Stroke, She Had One Herself
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Late one evening, Dawn Berry took a call from her grandmother's nursing home. Her grandmother had been found unresponsive in bed. What...
Daily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for...
New Report Measures Scope of Damage From Medical Mistakes
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 – About 795,000 Americans die or are permanently disabled every year due to misdiagnosed medical conditions. A new analysis led by experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine in...
Women With Severe Stroke Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Stroke Centers
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 – Despite worse symptoms and living about the same distance from comprehensive stroke centers, women with a severe type of stroke are less likely to be sent to these...
AHA News: Woman Survives Stroke in 2 Parts of the Brain at Age 29
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – After a night of partying, 29-year-old Bethany Moeddel felt nauseous and had a headache. A hangover, she figured. She couldn't sleep it...
MRI May Be Preferred to CT With CT Angiography Alone for Dizziness in ED
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 – For patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be preferred to computed tomography (CT) with CT angiography (CTA)...
Ticagrelor-Acetylsalicylic Acid More Beneficial for Obese With Minor Stroke, TIA
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – For patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) who carry the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele, those with obesity receive more clinical benefit from...
AHA News: A Vacation After a Heart Attack or Stroke Needs Some Extra Planning
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Karl Rorabacher, an avid hiker and cyclist, was planning a vacation to southwestern Texas when he had a heart attack at age 50. After...
Incomplete ED Neurovascular Imaging Tied to Higher Odds of 90-Day Stroke
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 – Emergency department visits for transient ischemic attack (TIA) with incomplete neurovascular imaging are associated with higher odds of subsequent stroke within 90 days,...
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