#stroke

The longstanding racial gap in stroke death rates between Black and white Americans widened significantly.

Large trial finds that pitavastatin lowered the risk for major cardiovascular events by 35%.

Black and Latino children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to develop conditions linked to heart disease and stroke.

Diabetes and obesity are risk factors for heart attack, heart failure and stroke.

Lower levels of HDL cholesterol were associated with increased risks for heart attacks in white but not Black adults.

People with NAFLD who had heart disease or had a stroke had higher rates of dementia.

Screening for stroke in children with sickle cell anemia could be lifesaving.

Black and Latino populations particularly lacked access to mental health treatment post-stroke.

Compared to white people who suffered the same stroke type, Black and Latino people had a higher risk of dying within a month of the event.

Scientists drill down into crucial Women’s Health Initiative data to get definitive answers on whether supplement use improves our health.

People with hypertension who regularly ate yogurt saw a dip in blood pressure compared to those without the illness who consumed the food.

Some studies suggest aspirin therapy may also help lower the risk of colorectal cancer.

A system that uses vagus nerve stimulation helps people regain mobility in their hands and arms after an ischemic stroke.

People living with HIV in the U.K. had a much higher risk for heart disease, regardless of age or when they were diagnosed.

A new tool that translates brain waves into words recently allowed a paralyzed man who couldn’t speak to communicate verbally.

After struggling with complications from type 2 diabetes, the hip-hop legend died of a stroke, according to news reports.