Stroke

NR Times visits the University of Manchester to learn about its world-leading work in haemorrhagic stroke

Chest Heart & Stroke charity is looking for volunteers to help its nationwide network of local support groups.  Hospital to Home services, the organisation's system of nurses and support teams, aim to help people who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to develop confidence, manage their health and achieve their personal recovery goals. [...]

Julie Chin, presenter of a news channel in Oklahoma was live on air on Saturday morning when she suffered from a “the beginnings of a stroke.” Chin was covering NASA’s attempted launch its their Artemis I rocket when she began to trip on her words. The presenter was brought off air and rushed to hospital, [...]

In August 2013 David Morrill found himself having sudden sensations of vertigo, but could not foresee the damage this would cause. These feelings would transpire, leaving David with chronic dizziness and imbalance. Doctors would later discover that the onset David had become overwhelmed by, was in fact caused by a debilitating stroke. The stroke caused [...]

The £4m investment aims to tackle inequalities in stroke care provision across the region

According to new research, smoking is doing even more damage than previously thought. A new study has discovered that the more an individual smokes, the worse their heart function becomes. Cigarette smoking is responsible for around 50 per cent of all avoidable deaths in smokers, half of these deaths are due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease [...]

The at-home stroke rehab device is set to expand in the US, with further additions to its suite of products planned

Pharmacists in the UK will be able to offer blood pressure tests to anyone over the age of 40

The new service aims to speed up the treatment process for suspected stroke patients across the region

Ischaemic stroke patients with dementia are less likely to receive a thrombectomy, a large US study has found. Mechanical thrombectomy is an advanced treatment that uses a device to remove the obstructing blood clot from arteries within the brain. Researchers found that it could have "significant absolute benefit" for stroke patients with a large vessel [...]