Recent research has shown stroke to be increasingly apparent in millennials—a generation of those roughly defined as those between 18 and 34 years old. Scientific American published a story exploring the "whys" behind the uptick.

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Health technology conglomerate Royal Philips will acquire Spectranetics, a U.S.-based firm specializing in vascular intervention and lead management tools, according to a June 28 joint announcement from the companies.

Amsterdam-based…

The buzz is near constant on the link between good health and healthy living. But healthy living is hard work and easier said than done as we age.

New research out of Boston…

For those who have suffered stroke, providers may have a new piece of advice to improve their condition: Giddy up! Recent research appearing in the July issue of Stroke showed stroke victims were able to regain lost mobility and balance…

Memphis, in the heart of the stroke belt, has a new weapon in decreasing the time it takes to deliver life-saving care.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center began using a 14-ton ambulance in 2016 as part of a three-year…

A recent investigation from Kaiser Health News looked at how patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often struggle to pay for medications, inhalers and oxygen.

The piece features Juanita Milton, a 67-year-old Medicare…

Surgeons at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, are the first in the region to use a new method that reduces stroke, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The method channels blood from the brain through a special…

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are starting a $2 million (1.8 million euro) project to develop new tracers to illuminate unstable plaques in patients. The study is focused on improving detection of coronary atherothrombosis.

"We…

New research from Boston University shows that many of the artery problems people experience as they age could be avoided or delayed.

The study, published May 30 in Hypertension, found that high blood pressure and blood vessel…

When Josephine Pregley woke up on a Saturday morning, she knew something wasn’t right. The 60-year-old grandmother in Davis, West Virginia, realized she was experiencing stroke.

Rushed to nearby Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in…

We know that inflammation is the root of much disease. But often getting rid of inflammation introduces more problems, for example, bleeding risks.

Case in point is venous thromboembolism that some 900,000 Americans are diagnosed with each…

In a massive study that included more than 3.7 million people, researchers found more evidence supporting what we already know: Fruits and vegetables are good for you. Furthermore, the work found they may help prevent peripheral artery disease (…

To help treat patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), physicians could suggest regularly stretching their calf muscles before walking, according to new data from Florida State University.

The study, which was presented May 5 at the…

A pilot program from Geisinger Health System has sights set on improving patient health with a new take on the old pharmacy. Instead of dispensing medication, Geisinger's approach is based on "Fresh Food Pharmacies" that give patients free…

ReFlow Medical voluntarily recalled certain lots of its Wingman35 Crossing Catheters, which are used in the peripheral vasculature.

The company announced the…

New research from the University of Michigan has found that targeting inflammation in patients with venous thromboembolism could reduce rates of morbidity and mortality.

The study, led by Thomas Wakefield, MD, head of vascular surgery at…

During the past several years, stroke mortality rates have declined thanks to hypertension control, quality improvement programs, evidence-based care and increased medication use.

At the same time, younger adults are increasingly getting…

After adjusting for age, sex, physical activity and other variables, adults who drank artificially sweetened soft drinks had an increased risk of ischemic stroke, all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to an observational study.…

Although strokes are more common in older adults, younger women are still at risk, although Good Housekeeping reports that many women do not realize when they are having a stroke.

The magazine profiles Sarah Morris, 26, who had a…

A prospective study in Japan found that men and women who lost their jobs had higher risks of morbidity and mortality from total, hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

Lead researcher Ehab S. Eshak, PhD, of Osaka University in Japan, and…

Though aspirin has long been a treatment method for people suffering from peripheral vascular disease (PVD), new research from the University of Florida (UF) shows that it actually may not provide cardiovascular benefits.

In their…