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7 Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Chance of a Stroke

A stroke isn’t something most walk away from. It's a leading cause of disability and the fifth leading cause of ...

Saving Brain: Landmark DAWN Study Improves Stroke Care

Time Is Brain Doctors who treat strokes use that mantra because every minute – even second -- the brain is deprived ...

This Stroke Risk Factor Hides in Your Heart

Could you be walking around with a tiny hole in your heart and not know it? That’s the case for one in four people, due to an anatomic condition.

When Heat Stroke Strikes

Heat stroke is an elevated body temperature associated with altered mental status—confusion, weakness, dizziness. It can happen quickly, in as ...

Stroke Care: The Importance of Acting Fast

When it comes to stroke, time is usually not on your side. In the US, someone has a stroke every ...

Strokes: What to Watch For and What to Know About Getting Care

CHI Health Neurologist, Dr. Vishal Jani talks about important information you need to know about strokes and stroke care. How Do ...

Avoid Complications of Afib including Stroke

Thanks in part to recent television commercials, more people have at least heard the words "atrial fibrillation" or "Afib" more ...

Atrial Fibrillation - How to Protect Yourself Against a Stroke

A parachute comes in handy if you are hurtling toward the earth. Now, a tiny version is saving people with ...

Beat Heart Disease with Simple ABCs

With heart disease remaining the number one killer of women and men in the United States, it’s important to take action to protect your heart – even if you feel fine.

Postage Stamp-Sized Graft Grows Skin for Burn Patients

Imagine the ability to grow your own skin – in a lab. It’s a particularly exciting breakthrough for burn patients ...

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