Patients with a suspected acute ischemic stroke who are taken by emergency medical services (EMS) directly to comprehensive stroke centers rather than the nearest stroke center for care are more ...

DALLAS, March 28, 2017 -- A new process, developed by the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association, will help streamline the initial emergency care of stroke patients. The new ...

As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, the Hawaii Stroke Coalition emphasizes the vital importance of immediate action during a stroke. Every minute counts, as approximately 2 million brain cells ...

LOWELL — Pridestar Trinity EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Bronze achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid and research-based care to people ...

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, March 3 at 2:45 p.m., the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) Dr. Donald Frei will speak at the National EMS Advisory Council's ...

In February, professional golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident. As is standard for trauma patients across the country, he was taken to a Level 1 trauma center, rather than the ...

Health care workers in Panama City were honored on Dec. 8 with "Stroke Superhero Awards," marking one year of Ascension ...

When Cheryl Hamrick woke up in the middle of the night, she didn’t know what time it was. It was the awful pain radiating from the right side of the back of her head that was at the forefront of her ...

FDNY-EMS ambulance crews are no longer transporting stroke patients to the Mt. Sinai-Beth Israel campus as hospital officials in the East Village proceed with a dramatic downsizing and closure plan by ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated Soumya Ravichandran is a fourth-year student. In fact, she is a third-year student. This post was updated Feb. 15 at 09:27 p.m. A ...