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Reduce your risk of a TIA

Reduce your risk of a TIA

  • Post author:Scott Williams
  • Post published:May 28, 2020
  • Post category:Blog/Emergency care/Wellness
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Medical emergencies just can’t wait - even during a pandemic. A heart attack, broken bone or stroke are all serious conditions for which you should seek immediate medical care. Though…

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Clot-removing treatment can benefit more stroke patients

Clot-removing treatment can benefit more stroke patients

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:January 26, 2018
  • Post category:Emergency care/News/Research

TIME IS BRAIN. That’s long been the message from stroke experts — that faster is better when it comes to how quickly people with stroke symptoms get emergency treatment. It’s…

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Learning to walk again

Learning to walk again

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:November 17, 2017
  • Post category:News/Technology/trauma

For those who’ve found it hard to walk after an injury or a stroke, technology can help them relearn how to walk. The Ekso exoskeleton is a kind of wearable…

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A new option for a fluttering heart

A new option for a fluttering heart

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:May 5, 2017
  • Post category:Heart Health/News

Atrial fibrillation is a fairly common problem affecting the heart's rhythm. An estimated 6 million Americans have it. It's also a major risk factor for stroke. Medication can help many…

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Help for high blood pressure

Help for high blood pressure

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:May 23, 2016
  • Post category:Heart Health/News/Wellness

Hypertension — commonly known as high blood pressure — is the leading cause of stroke and heart attack. And while the condition is controllable, it is also silent – and therefore…

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Healthy habits add up to lower stroke risk

Healthy habits add up to lower stroke risk

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:October 31, 2014
  • Post category:News/Research/Wellness

How can a woman cut her risk of stroke in half? A recent study found it might be done by following five healthy habits. The study from Sweden found that women…

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For the sickest patients, chances of dying lowest at the busiest ERs

For the sickest patients, chances of dying lowest at the busiest ERs

  • Post author:Don Finley
  • Post published:July 21, 2014
  • Post category:Emergency care/News/Research

The conventional wisdom holds that if you’re suffering from a medical emergency, you should get to the closest hospital as quickly as possible. But a new study is raising questions…

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