Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. This devastating event occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. The resulting ...

The morning starts with a familiar motion. Fingers wrap around a cigarette. Lips press against it. A flick of a lighter, a ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – May is Stroke Awareness Month, and while many of us relate strokes to older individuals, usually men, leaders at Ascension Via Christi say that women are actually at a higher ...

While a stroke can affect anyone, women tend to face higher and more unique risks. With May recognizing both Women’s Health Month and Stroke Awareness Month, it’s crucial to understand these ...

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UCL Stroke Research Centre, Department for Brain repair and rehabilitation. Senior Lecturer, Adult Nursing and co-lead, Ageing, Acute and Long Term Conditions, London South Bank University Stroke is ...

MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO. WHETHER OR NOT MAY IS NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH, AND IT TURNS OUT WOMEN MAY BE MORE AT RISK THAN MEN. DOCTOR DON KIRSHNER FROM MERCY MEDICAL ...

Erin Adelekun was 38 when she had a stroke, just nine days after giving birth to her daughter in 2020. It all started with a headache, which had been about a 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 when she was ...

A new study of people age 19 to 49 found chronic stress can increase a young woman’s risk of stroke. And even moderate stress increases risk of stroke by 78% in women - but not in men. KERA’s Sam ...