For Stroke Prevention Day (Thursday 30 January), NHS Midlands is focussed on two initiatives in the region to ensure those who have experienced stroke, or may be at risk of stroke, have their blood ...

The test can distinguish strokes caused by brain bleeding from those caused by a blood clot These two types of stroke require opposite treatments, and telling them apart quickly can limit brain damage ...

Dr Khan, who is also a full-time NHS GP ... these symptoms is the word FAST. This stands for: face, arms, speech and time to call 999. Symptoms of a stroke can sometimes stop after a short ...

A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood ...

A familiar medical TV face has explained how doing a simple thing just once a week could cut your chance of having a stroke by more than a fifth. Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, Dr Amir Khan explained how ...

A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study presented at the ...

Stroke survivors in Devon have been given a helping hand after NHS and council funding was pulled from their support service. The Stroke Association has agreed to temporarily meet costs after Devon ...

Blood test may detect stroke type before hospital arrival, allowing faster treatment American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2025 -- Abstract 47 Date: January 30, 2025 Source ...

A blood test called Galleri that could detect dozens of different forms of cancer before symptoms appear will start trials by the NHS in England involving around 140,000 subjects.

Stroke survivors in Devon have been given a helping hand after NHS and council funding was pulled from their support service. The Stroke Association has agreed to temporarily meet costs after ...

5 to 7 in Los Angeles. Love-Preet Kalra, M.D., from RKH Hospital Klinikum Ludwigsburg in Germany, and colleagues examined the potential of a new GFAP point-of-care test for rapidly distinguishing ICH ...