In this week's Woman's Doctor, women are at higher risk of stroke at every age than men. Mercy Medical Center Cardiologist Dr ...

Men and women have similar risk factors for ... If you arrive at the hospital promptly after the start of stroke symptoms, you may be eligible to receive a thrombolytic drug, a “clot buster ...

Kids of divorced parents are nearly two-thirds more likely to have a stroke in later life than those whose parents didn't ...

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death for women, yet the signs are often missed because women are more likely than men to show atypical symptoms. Most women don’t even know their risk ...

Study reveals how the brain repairs itself after a stroke, uncovering gender differences that could lead to personalized ...

Stroke is the leading cause of death in women, who also have a higher lifetime risk of stroke than men.Mercy Medical Center cardiologist Dr. Dawn Kershner said risk factors include high blood ...

Every year, strokes kill twice as many women as breast cancer. What's more, women can have different stroke symptoms than men. Some women get hiccups, hallucinations, and maybe sick to their stomachs.

A total of 747 incident strokes occurred during a mean follow-up of 12.5 years, including 631 ischemic, 104 hemorrhagic, and 12 undefined strokes. Mean BMI was 24.9 kg/m 2, ranging from 14.4-56.0 ...