A lot of people are familiar with the characteristic symptoms of a stroke - difficulty speaking, numbness on one side, and drooping on one ... Read More
Stroke
Thanks to His Wife’s Quick Reaction, Postal Worker Fully Recovered From a Stroke
Levan Singletary's alarm buzzed at 5:15 a.m., telling him to move the car for street sweeping. It was dark when Singletary, who goes by ... Read More
Understanding Cholesterol: The “Good” & The “Bad”
For decades, we’ve been hearing that there’s a “good” and “bad” cholesterol, but what exactly is the difference between the two? Well, for ... Read More
Stroke Survivor Overcomes Back-to-Back Strokes: “A Walking Miracle”
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition where someone has an abnormal heart rhythm. The condition, which affects approximately one in nine ... Read More
While Tending to Her Grandmother After a Stroke, She Had One Herself
Late one evening, Dawn Berry took a call from her grandmother's nursing home. Her grandmother had been found unresponsive in bed. What ... Read More
Post-Stroke Care: What to do After Having a Stroke
You may have heard of acting FAST—a way to look for signs of someone having a stroke. Or perhaps you’ve learned about the risk factors that ... Read More
Recovering From a Stroke: Coming Back to a New Reality
If you or a loved one has recently had a stroke, it can be a jarring, scary experience. After being taken care of by a healthcare ... Read More
How to Cope When a Loved One Has Just Had a Stroke
A stroke impacts everyone—the person who suffers from the stroke, the people around them, and their loved ones. If you know someone who has ... Read More
Stroke Survivor on the Road to Recovery: “There Are Setbacks”
We recently reported on a stroke survivor named Leslie Jordan, who suffered a series of strokes after giving birth. In an exclusive ... Read More
The 12 Most Common Senior Health Problems
Thanks to new medications and surgical techniques, people are living longer. However, a 35-year-old body will be a very different body than ... Read More
NFL Hall-of-Famer & Coach, Deion Sanders, May Have Foot Amputated
The legendary multi-sport star, Deion Sanders, who famously played professionally in the NFL and MLB at the same time and most memorably ... Read More
Stroke Survivor’s Message to Black Women: “Be the CEO of Your Body”
Sudden fatigue can be caused by a number of things including lack of sleep, medication, anemia, heart/pulmonary problems, cold/flu, ... Read More