Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has been certified as a comprehensive stroke center. The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval will not change day-to-day operation of the hospital, but it ...

THOMASVILLE, N.C. — They say the eyes are a window to the soul, but they’re also a window into your health. “The eyes tell a story about the health of the body,” says Dr. Lindsay Totten, an ...

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. A new study by UCLA ...

MILWAUKEE -- As he drove west along I-94 in Jefferson County, Michael Harrigan reached for his bottle of water, but he couldn't grip it. "My face was feeling odd, and my breath was getting short," he ...

Thrombolytic agents, including tenecteplase, are generally used within 4.5 hours after the onset of stroke symptoms. Information on whether tenecteplase confers benefit beyond 4.5 hours is limited. We ...

The proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor evolocumab reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients with a previous myocardial infarction, ...

Your spinal cord needs a steady blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. This blood helps the spinal cord cells send nerve impulses to the rest of your body. The impulses are ...

Time is of the essence when someone is experiencing a stroke. That’s why the emergency room team at Our Lady of the Lake – the region’s only Comprehensive Stroke Center of Excellence – is prepared to ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a "Stroke Cognition Calculator," a new tool designed to estimate a person's chance of having thinking and memory problems six months after a ...

Exams are the benchmark that need to be surpassed to open your chances at better educational and career opportunities in life. This is a fact all students are taught, year in and out. But students ...