Ischemic stroke is a medical emergency that needs immediate action. It’s the most common type of stroke, often misread as ...

Dr. Godfrey Parkerson, a vascular surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans, said blood clots in the arm are less common than ...

The two main types of blood clots -- deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) -- fall under the umbrella of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Understanding the warning signs, risk ...

This learning unit on venous thromboembolism prevention will support nurses in helping hospitalised patients minimise their ...

The most important thing to remember is that every second counts. More than two million brain cells die every minute a stroke ...

She says doctors are getting better at recognizing the signs, and more often that not, the stroke is caused by an underlying ...

For FAST: "F stands for face, facial droop, uneven smile, or numbness on one side of the face. Stands for arm, arm weakness, ...

People with diabetes sometimes experience different symptoms during a stroke because of how high blood sugar affects the ...