A prehospital blood test may rapidly distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, potentially enabling more timely, ...

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

Liraglutide, a GLP-1 significantly lowers the rate of recurrent stroke in patients with diabetes, with no apparent increase ...

A Danish study highlights the increased risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke associated with certain hormonal ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Strokes, also known as cerebrovascular accidents or “brain attacks,” have two main types. The most common type is ischemic stroke, which is when blood supply to part of the ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

A Danish study has highlighted the risk of using certain hormonal contraceptives, especially hormone-based combination pills, ...

From a pool of over 2 million women of reproductive age, users of most methods of hormonal contraception -- including ...

Portable point-of-care blood tests, done by EMS before hospital arrival, need validation but could guide treatment and ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...

Compared with non-users, increased risks of ischemic stroke and MI were seen with users of the following types of hormonal contraception: No increased risk was seen with the progestin-only IUD for ...

The following is a summary of “Endovascular Thrombectomy for Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Occlusions With Large ...