Uncontrolled diabetes damages blood vessels and accelerates atherosclerosis, the process that narrows arteries.

Time is of the essence when someone has a stroke. Four and a half hours — that’s your window to receive treatment with clot-busting agents before permanent damage is done. You have longer, up to 24 ...

Thousands die of strokes across the world every year. In 2019, stroke was the second leading cause of mortality globally, accounting for 11 per cent of deaths. Stroke has three main types, with the ...

People are understandably concerned when health conditions or infectious diseases that were once well-managed start increasing again, but proper education and advancements in medicine mean we often ...

In-hospital strokes — defined as those occurring during hospitalization for another diagnosis — are relatively common, affecting between 35,000 and 75,000 patients each year in the US. While the ...

Talk about a brain teaser. While the obvious signs of a stroke are easy to spot, there are several subtle symptoms that can slip under the radar. But don’t let them deceive you. “All symptoms of ...