Stroke-related disability or death within 30 days is rare after discharge from the emergency department following a visit for ...

When news of a respiratory illness spreading through China first broke, Dr. S. Andrew Josephson — chair of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco — didn’t anticipate that his ...

Every year, nearly 800,000 people will have a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these strokes will be what’s called ischemic, which is when blood flow to the ...

Responding quickly to an individual having a stroke could mean the difference between a relatively minor occurrence and long-term damage. It is critical that the person gets help within an hour, ...

Q: When my cousin developed dizziness and nausea she went to the emergency room and they told her she bad benign vertigo. She got better with their treatments and was discharged with a prescription.

The NHS Fast (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym is a simple way to help people identify the most common signs of a stroke: ...

A stroke occurs when oxygen supply to the brain is partially blocked. Death or paralysis can occur in minutes, if medical help is not provided, which is why strokes are a medical emergency, that ...

A salon visit feels harmless. A quick shampoo, a gentle massage, and a relaxed neck. But for a small number of people, a ...