(CNN) — One in six deaths from cardiovascular disease in the United States is due to stroke, and over 100 million people worldwide have had a stroke, which is a leading cause of serious long-term ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A stroke can happen to anyone. It occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel bursts, damaging brain cells. Dr. Gaurav Dighe, a neurologist at UPMC in ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWQC) -Every second counts when it comes to stroke. That’s the message from University of Iowa Health Care, home to the region’s only comprehensive stroke center, and a national ...

DETROIT – Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States experiences a stroke. The ability to recognize stroke symptoms quickly could mean the difference between life and death for the nearly 800,000 ...

The NHS Fast (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym is a simple way to help people identify the most common signs of a stroke: ...

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. The number of strokes among younger adults under 55 is rising worldwide, and every day in the UK around 240 people experience the traumatic and ...

When a stroke goes unnoticed, it can have serious consequences later in life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around one-quarter of strokes in the United States occur in ...

AND MINUTES COULD MAKE A LIFE OR DEATH DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A STROKE, TO SHARE THE SIGNS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW WE HAVE ORLANDO HEALTH. NEUROLOGIST DOCTOR ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry hospital wants to make sure residents can recognize what a stroke looks like so they can act faster and potentially save a life. Roper St. Francis Healthcare is ...

DR. ROACH WRITES: I recently had the occasion outside the hospital to recognize an ongoing stroke in a person who did not immediately recognize the importance of his symptoms. Fortunately he did get ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - May is stroke awareness month, and one local family's real-life emergency shows just how powerful it can be when someone recognizes the signs of a stroke--and acts fast. Sarah ...