A streamlined, nurse-led response for hospitalized patients experiencing an acute stroke at a Texas academic medical center improved time from symptom discovery to imaging and treatment, which is ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

When Cheryl Hamrick woke up in the middle of the night, she didn’t know what time it was. It was the awful pain radiating from the right side of the back of her head that was at the forefront of her ...

An AHA scientific statement explores how AI, mobile imaging, and telehealth support acute stroke triage and treatment decisions within virtual networks.

In Alaska, where access to specialist care is challenging and emergency transfers can be harrowing, providers are using AI to speed up diagnosis and improve treatment Healthcare access and treatment ...

Marquette has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for ...

Ischemic stroke Ischemic stroke occurs due to blocked or narrowed arteries. Treatment tends to focus on restoring an adequate flow of blood to the brain. Treatment starts with taking drugs that break ...

A stroke causes permanent disability (paralysis) and happens suddenly with no prior symptoms. However, the "golden window" of 4.5 hours following the onset of symptoms considerably increases the ...

Ted and Ann Itchon talk about their experiences in an undated photo. Ted had a stroke last January that could have resulted in severe complications if it weren't for the fast treatment he received. Dr ...

The signs of a stroke might be easily missed and confused with fatigue Expert cautions that knowing the first signs and ...

Free diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgical and medical facilities would be provided to cancer patients at a yearly ...