Category: Brain & Spine
Brain & Spine
Women and Minorities Have a Higher Risk for Stroke: Here’s Why
Each year, 55,000 more women have a stroke than men. Black Americans are almost twice as likely as whites to have a stroke for the first time. Other racial and ethnic minorities in the…
Brain & Spine
Innovative Stroke Treatment Extends the Window to Save Lives
Before 2018, emergency room doctors had only a six-hour window following the onset of stroke to treat acute paralysis. Due to an innovation in treatment delivery, comprehensive stroke centers now…
Brain & Spine
The Stroke Chain of Survival
Stroke survivor Gwendolyn Johnson was getting dressed one morning when she suddenly felt like she couldn’t move. Her husband quickly called 911. The EMS team quickly saw that she was…