Blood-thinning drugs may protect against dementia as well as stroke in people suffering from irregular heartbeat, new research suggests. A study found that patients being treated for atrial fibrillation (AF)
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Almost all men over 60 and women over 75 are eligible for statins, according to a new analysis. After examining guidance on which patients should be offered stain therapy, researchers
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Stroke survivors who seem fully recovered are at a heightened risk of dying or experiencing a heart attack for at least five years after the event, research has shown. A
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Stroke patients are benefiting from an idea two Essex occupational therapy students came up with during a placement at Colchester General Hospital. A Cognitive Stimulation Room has been established on
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Thousands of Britons are dying from heart attacks and strokes after being scared away from statins by warnings of non-existent side effects, the lead author of a major study has
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People who consume diet drinks every day are almost three times more likely to suffer a stroke or dementia, research suggests. Having at least one diet drink a day increased
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Thousands of stroke patients in England will benefit from a “game-changing” treatment after plans to roll out the revolutionary procedure were approved by NHS bosses. Undergoing a mechanical thrombectomy can
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Heart attack victims are not receiving the minimum standard of patient care in more than two-thirds of follow-up programmes, research has claimed. A study of 170 cardiac rehabilitation services across
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Stroke patients are missing out on the best possible care due to a shortage of consultants and nurses, including on weekends, two reports have concluded. Experts from the Sentinel Stroke
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Many stroke patients are being “let down” as they are being forced to wait for months on end for rehabilitation once they are sent home from hospital, experts have warned.
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