The first new guidelines in 10 years from the American Stroke Association for people and doctors reflect a better ...

But up to 80% of strokes may be preventable with better nutrition, exercise and identification of risk factors. The first new ...

GLP-1 agonist drugs like Ozempic, and SLGT2 inhibitor drugs like Jardiance have been linked with a lower risk of a second ...

Having a high baseline Life’s Essential 8 status and maintaining it over an extended time period may decrease risk for stroke.

Stroke was the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the CDC. But up to 80 percent of strokes may ...

New guidelines from the American Stroke Association aim to reduce the risk of stroke, a condition that affects more than half ...

A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be ...

What are these three big dangers? Smoking, having high blood pressure and suffering from atrial fibrillation all ...

Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and smoking are more strongly associated with severe stroke than nonsevere stroke, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Neurology. Catriona Reddin, M.B., ...

High blood pressure, smoking and atrial fibrillation – a common irregular heartbeat – are associated with a greater chance of severe stroke, according to new research findings led by Irish researchers ...

The world endured its hottest summer on record in 2024, and the transition to fall brought devastation from multiple ...

“Stroke can lead to disability or even death, yet there are a number of risk factors that people can modify with a change in lifestyle or medication,” said study author Catriona Reddin, MD at the ...