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AHA News: Orthopedic Surgeon Becomes Patient After Stroke at 48
FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- As usual, Dr. Mike Knapic ' s workday was packed. By early afternoon, the orthopedic surgeon had completed three total knee replacements and was headed into surgery to repair a broken...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 14, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Obesity in Teens, Higher Risk of Stroke Before 50
THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 -- Strokes are on the rise among people younger than 50, and new research suggests that packing on the pounds during the teen years is a big reason why.
The more overweight you were from ages 16 to 20, the greater your risk of...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Preterm Deliveries May Pose Long-Term Stroke Risk for Mothers
MONDAY, May 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- It ' s not surprising that babies born prematurely may face more health issues than those who were carried to term.
But new research suggests the same may apply to their mothers.
A study...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 10, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: Son Helps Dad After Back Surgery, Then Dad Helps Son After Stroke
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- When 81-year-old Dick Connery had back surgery in 2019, his son Tim Connery became his primary caregiver. Tim moved in temporarily, ran errands and kept his dad company.
Then, Tim said, " in...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 7, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What ' s the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 -- There ' s a " sweet spot " for the amount of sleep you should get to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, new research shows.
Folks who get six to seven hours a sleep a night -- no more, no less -- have the lowest...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: 5 Critical Steps to Help Prevent a Stroke
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- If there ' s one good thing that can be said of strokes, it ' s this: The vast majority of them don ' t need to happen.
Up to 80% of strokes can be prevented through healthy lifestyle changes...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
' Prediabetes ' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 -- Prediabetes -- where blood sugar levels are high, but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes -- is not something you should dismiss.
It significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: 47-Year-Old Relearned to Walk, Talk and Count After Stroke
MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Chris Monaghan woke up one morning and tried to get out of bed. She couldn ' t.
Her husband, Dan, heard her whimpering, turned on the light and realized almost instantly she was having a...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 3, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 -- Stroke recovery tends to be worse among Americans in poorer neighborhoods than those in wealthier neighborhoods, a new study finds. " People in less advantaged neighborhoods were more likely to have more disability, lower...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 29, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
TUESDAY, April 27, 2021 -- Having preeclampsia during pregnancy significantly increases a woman ' s future risk of stroke, researchers say.
Preeclampsia happens when a woman with previously normal blood pressure suddenly develops high blood pressure,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 27, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
How ' Bleeding ' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
THURSDAY, April 22, 2021 -- Black and Hispanic survivors of a bleeding stroke are more likely than white survivors to have changes in small blood vessels in the brain that increase the risk of another bleeding stroke, researchers say. ' Bleeding ' ...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Brain Injuries Raise Long-Term Risk of Stroke
WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 -- People who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a significantly higher risk for stroke for years afterward, U.K. researchers say.
Previous studies have linked brain injury with a long-term risk of neurological...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 21, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
1 in 50 COVID Patients in ICU Will Develop a Stroke
FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 -- Among COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs), 2% suffer a stroke, a new study finds.
Of the two types of stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by bleeding in the brain, was linked to a higher risk of death...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
COVID Plus ' Bleeding ' Stroke Doubles a Patient ' s Death Risk
THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 -- ' Bleeding ' stroke patients with COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to die as those without COVID-19, new research shows.
For the study, a research team from the University of Utah analyzed data from 568 hospitals in...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Black Adults Face 4 Times the Odds for Stroke as Whites
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 -- Once Black Americans reach age 40, their blood pressure often begins a rapid climb, putting them at significantly higher risk of stroke than their white counterparts, a new study warns.
Middle-aged Black people have...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 30, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
