Nurses on the stroke/neurovascular unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) in Portland, OR, care for approximately 500 stroke patients per year. Nursing staff members used the ...

The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is accepted as the definitive clinical examination to assess stroke severity. This project examined barriers to implementation and NIHSS use ...

Discover phases of acute ischemic stroke care, from rapid recognition to long-term recovery strategies that neurologists use ...

A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics derived from a person's physical exam and routine lab tests to characterize ...

As Stroke Awareness Month begins, health experts are raising concern over a growing trend; more adults under 45 are ...

The National ... NIH-wide efforts to develop, validate, and scale the use of non-animal approaches across the agency’s biomedical research portfolio and serve as a hub for interagency coordination and ...

In a first-of-its-kind clinical study, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas and Baylor University Medical Center have shown that patients with treatment-resistant PTSD were symptom-free up ...

As part of efforts to combat widespread micronutrient deficiencies, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, in ...

A standard CT scan delivers doses of ionizing radiation, which can vary widely depending on the type of scan. While one scan ...

Sleeping on your stomach was voted the worst among experts for longevity, says Dr. Messier. Regularly sleeping on your ...

Millions of legal immigrants, many of them Hispanic, have faced renewed uncertainty about their future in the U.S. during the ...