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Eerie Emptiness Of ERs Worries Doctors: Where Are The Heart Attacks And Strokes?

6:36pm May 06, 2020

Is fear of the coronavirus causing ER avoidance? Doctors are seeing an alarming drop in cardiovascular emergency cases. They warn that delayed care can lead to brain damage or even death.

A medical worker transports a patient at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, where doctors noticed that some young COVID-19 patients without other risk factors had strokes.

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Doctors Link COVID-19 To Potentially Deadly Blood Clots And Strokes

2:29pm April 29, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

COVID-19 appears to thicken the blood of many patients, making them vulnerable to clots that can damage the lungs, kidneys and brain.

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Treating Stroke Patients In The Midst Of A Pandemic: Time Is Still Critical

10:38am April 10, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

A local health care professional says some stroke patients are waiting too long to seek care amid COVID-19 fears; he's urging patients to get to the emergency room as fast as possible.

Geoff Babb (seated) hasn't walked since he suffered two brainstem strokes 14 years ago. That prompted him to focus on helping people with serious disabilities access trails, and an outdoor lifestyle.

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Hiking Wheelchair Opens Up Outdoor Lifestyle To People With Serious Disabilities

12:05pm December 06, 2019

by Emily Cureton

Geoff Babb — a stroke survivor — found that most wheelchairs couldn't take him where he wanted to go. So, he invented a new way to hike with friends and family: an all-terrain wheelchair.

At Nashville's "High Five" camp, 12-year-old Priceless Garinger (center), whose right side has been weakened by cerebral palsy, wears a full-length, bright pink cast on her left arm — though that arm's strong and healthy. By using her weaker right arm a

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At 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point

11:35am August 10, 2019

by Blake Farmer

A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.

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The drug test developed by Aegis Sciences checks urine samples to help doctors determine if their patients are taking their blood pressure medicine.

Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors

10:40am April 16, 2018

by Blake Farmer

High blood pressure can cause severe health problems, but some of the medications to control it have unpleasant side effects. A new drug test alerts doctors when patients aren't taking their meds.

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A computer-enhanced scan of a brain shows a hemorrhage due to hypertension.

Africa Is Suffering A Silent Crisis Of Stroke

6:04pm January 26, 2018

by Tim McDonnell

The largest-ever study of stroke patients in Africa reveals a high rate of a particularly risky type of brain incident. What's the problem? And what's the solution?

Blood pressure targets are now lower for people at elevated risk for heart attacks and strokes.

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With Stricter Guidelines, Do You Have High Blood Pressure Now?

5:03pm November 14, 2017

by Harlan Krumholz

Updated blood pressure guidelines move the goal post for millions of people at risk for heart attacks and strokes. The change is likely to lead to more people taking medicines for hypertension.

Dr. Tom Frieden met with staff from Doctors Without Borders during a visit to the group's Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, Liberia.

Tom Frieden's New Venture Combines 2 Disparate Health Threats

12:42pm September 12, 2017

by Diane Cole

The former head of the Centers for Disease Control has $225 million for his global health group Resolve, which will aim to prevent stroke and cardiovascular disease as well as epidemics.

Kurt Hinrichs and his wife Alice in 2015, less than a year after Kurt had a stroke. He recovered after doctors removed the clot that was blocking blood from flowing to part of his brain.

A Lazarus Patient And The Limits Of A Lifesaving Stroke Procedure

11:58am May 01, 2017

by Irina Zhorov

About 800,000 people have strokes each year in the U.S. Most are caused by clots that block blood to the brain. In some cases, doctors can remove the clot using a device that looks like a fishing net.

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