Aug 4, 2025
Hospitals nationwide may soon change how they treat the most disabling strokes after new guidelines released Monday recommend using tiny devices to snag large clots from a blocked artery within the brain.
Jun 2, 2025
During a flight home to Denver after a family wedding, Jacob Adkisson had a stroke. After months of therapy, he's back to running and riding his motorcycle.
May 22, 2025
A month before her college graduation, Molly Buccola had a stroke. Now, she helps stroke survivors worldwide share wisdom they've learned from their own stroke experiences.
May 14, 2025
Aphasia, a disorder that affects the ability to speak or understand language, is a frequent side effect of stroke. For those who use more than one language, the effects – and path to recovery – can be different.
May 13, 2025
Kandi Schmitz recovered from a stroke at 31, but her anxiety lingered. Now a decade later and finished with cancer treatment, she has a new mindset and is ready to run.
May 6, 2025
Nobody wants to have to visit the emergency department, but "age-friendly" care seeks to make the experience safer for older people.
May 6, 2025
Adults with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or systemic sclerosis saw decreases in death rates linked to heart disease and stroke over a 22-year span, new research shows. But women still had a higher rate.
May 1, 2025
After Jodi Hammell had a type of stroke called a basilar artery occlusion, her recovery amazed her doctors.
Apr 22, 2025
Microplastics and nanoplastics from degraded consumer products have been found in neck artery plaque, with the highest amounts in people who have had strokes, a new study finds.
Apr 17, 2025
An analysis of traditional, nontraditional and sex-specific risk factors sheds light on why clot-related strokes are happening in people under 50 – including those with a hole in their heart called a patent foramen ovale.