Patients with stroke symptoms attended by a mobile stroke unit (MSU) have an 18% chance of averting a stroke vs an 11% chance with traditional emergency medical services (EMSs), a new study shows.

Spotting a stroke quickly can make all the difference between a full recovery and lifelong challenges. In the fast-paced ...

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of ...

The prevalence of stroke occurrence in the United States continues to raise concerns. In addition, ignoring stroke signs and symptoms is an area of growing concern. According to a scientific statement ...

In May, the issue of stroke is top of mind for health care providers, since it is Stroke Awareness Month. The symptoms of stroke and services that Transylvania Regional Hospital (TRH) provides to the ...

A new scientific statement discusses rapid evaluation for transient ischemic attack (TIA) due to high risk of future stroke. Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ...

CHILI, N.Y. – The heat wave broke but summer is upon us and when you’re outside, there’s always concern about heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Local EMS teams are testing some new ways to treat ...

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Tuesday is World Stroke Day. Every year more than 790,000 people in the United States have a stroke. In Bay County, which is a little more than 2,000 people were ...

Richmond Ambulance Authority is training all of its EMS team on a new program called International Essential Stroke Life Support.