A stroke — either a blockage of blood flow to the brain or bleeding in the brain — is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment. The two types of stroke are treated differently but can ...

A new study says that type 2 diabetes medications GLP-1 agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors may help lower a stroke survivor’s risk of experiencing a subsequent stroke, heart attack, or death, compared to ...

This simple substitute may reduce your risk of another stroke. Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD Sodium is an essential micronutrient necessary for your body to run efficiently. It acts as ...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5, 2026 — An investigational anti-clotting medication, asundexian, demonstrated a reduction in the risk of a second ischemic (clot-caused) stroke without raising bleeding concerns, ...

Asundexian reduced ischemic stroke risk without increasing major bleeding in the OCEANIC-STROKE study, meeting primary efficacy and safety endpoints. The study included 12,327 patients with acute ...

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to Dr. Steven Rudolph, director of the Jaffe Stroke Center at Maimonides Medical Center, and is the leading cause of disability in ...

Women who have had strokes may be more likely than men to skip doses of medications that could help prevent a second stroke, according to new research. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of ...

Even though young African-Americans are at three times greater risk of a first stroke than their white counterparts, they may not be at a higher risk for a second stroke, according to a study ...

Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother's odds of having another stroke during pregnancy and within six weeks of childbirth, ...