Stroke

Here's Another Reason to Feel Good About Drinking Coffee

By Amanda MacMillan

Why It's So Risky for Heart Patients to Stop Taking a Daily Aspirin

By Alice Park

This Week in Health: A Way to Detect Cancer in Seconds

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Stroke Deaths Are Rising In Some Parts of America

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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Exclusive: Woman Can Move Again After a Breakthrough Stroke Treatment

The first person to receive deep brain stimulation (DBS) for stroke recovery is performing far better than her doctors anticipated.Two years ago, Judy Slater, a 59 year old in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, was getting out of...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

John McCain Had a Craniotomy to Remove a Blood Clot. Here's What That Means

Senator John McCain is recovering from minimally invasive surgery performed Friday “to remove a blood clot from above his left eye,” according to a statement from his office. His absence from the Senate has caused...

By Amanda MacMillan

Alcohol Is Good for Your Heart — Most of the Time

Alcohol, in moderation, has a reputation for being healthy for the heart. Drinking about a glass of wine for women per day, and two glasses for men, is linked to a lower risk of heart...

By Alice Park

Eating More of This Will Make You Live Longer

Up to 7.8 million premature global deaths could be avoided

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Why Stress Makes You More Likely to Have a Heart Attack

It's all in your brain

By Mandy Oaklander

Doctors Perform Groundbreaking Surgery for Stroke

The new procedure could one day help the thousands of Americans disabled by stroke

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Social Smokers Face Real Risks, Too

The list of dangers linked to lighting up, even occasionally, continues to grow

By Alice Park

Exclusive: Docs to Test New Treatment for Strokes

Half of the 800,000 Americans who have a stroke every year end up disabled. Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are hoping to change that

By Alexandra Sifferlin

How Candy Makers Drive Nutrition Science

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

I Had a Stroke at 26 and It Changed My Life—and Marriage

How to foster a relationship after a scary medical diagnosis

By Katherine Wolf

Cheaper Healthy Food Would Save Millions of Lives

Researchers calculate how life-saving a few cents can be

By Alice Park

Why Dementia Rates May Be Slowing Down

Rates of dementia are due to skyrocket in coming decades. But the latest study shows that the trend may be reversible, and that it won’t take high-tech medicine to change the curve

By Alice Park

Doctors Advise Taking Aspirin Daily to Prevent Cancer and Stroke

New guidelines apply to people with an elevated risk of heart disease.

By Tanya Basu

High Blood Pressure Treatment Should Be More Aggressive

Lowering blood pressure more could further reduce risk of heart attacks

By Victor Luckerson

Denmark Shows Why Trans Fat Bans Work

Deaths from cardiovascular disease plummeted.

By Tanya Basu

What to Expect If There's a Health Emergency on Your Plane

At 30,000 feet, there are six words you really don’t want to hear: “Is there a doctor on board?”Even if they’re on board, however, physician passengers may or may not answer that call for help...

By Mandy Oaklander
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