THANKS, DALENCIA. IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, WHEN HAVING A STROKE, JUST A FEW MINUTES CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, WHICH MAKES RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS SO IMPORTANT. TODAY WE’RE ...

MURRAY — Ann Itchon says she will never forget the sound of her husband falling in the bathroom the night he suffered a stroke. On Jan. 23, 2024, Ted Itchon woke up around 2 a.m. to use the bathroom ...

Imagine you're at a dinner party and the person sitting across the table from you suddenly stops making sense, and not because of the glass of wine in their hand. Then maybe one side of their face ...

Samantha Ballas, of Syracuse, is a fourth-year medical student at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the Rural Scholars Program. She is a NYSARH Research and Policy Fellow in the 2025 cohort. She is ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age 2 showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond University Medical Center has achieved certification from both the American Stroke Association and The Joint Commission for its expertise and high-quality care ...

When it comes to treating a stroke or brain aneurysm, every second counts. That’s why the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology (DINR) at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center operates with a ...

David Altschul, MD, Director of Neurovascular Surgery, Co-Director of Montefiore Comprehensive Stroke Center; Allan Brook, MD, Neuroradiology; Daniel Labovitz, MD, Neurology, Vascular Neurology, for ...

Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the effect on kids and adults.