Mobile stroke programs provide speedy evaluation and treatment of patients when every minute counts. A Cincinnati-based health system with a history of innovation in stroke care has launched a mobile ...
Stroke survivors who completed a group-based aerobic exercise program, like cardiac rehabilitation, significantly improved their endurance and walking capacity regardless of time since stroke. Mixed ...
Linda’s life in Evanston, Wyoming was exactly what she wanted: a slower pace in a small town where she and her husband could raise their three boys. They moved to Evanston more than 30 years ago and ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Suffering a stroke can change the trajectory of a person’s life in an instant. And in the United States, more young adults are coping with that reality every day. Over the past 20 ...
Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, underscoring the need for effective, coordinated ...
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (KGO) -- If you're having a stroke, time is of the essence -- and a study just released by Kaiser Permanente shows a new program in Kaiser hospitals is cutting the time to get ...
For the first time in 20 years, there are several exciting advances that promise to have even more impact on stroke care and recovery than that last big advance, tPA. tPA is a clot-busting drug that ...
Erlanger Baroness Hospital and Erlanger East Hospital received awards from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association’s “Get with the Guidelines” program. Baroness Hospital ...
Across hospitals and health systems, stroke care sits at the intersection of several pressures leaders know well: rising acuity, uneven access to specialty care, workforce constraints and growing ...
A quality improvement program increased hospitals' compliance with national stroke treatment recommendations. In each year of the five-year study, compliance with the stroke guidelines increased 18 ...
NORWALK — On March 29, Daphne Everett’s husband found her lying on the floor of their home. Her speech was slurred, and the right side of her body was paralyzed. The 66-year-old was having a massive ...