The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or SGLT2 diabetes medications like Jardiance or ...

Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...

Charleston hospitals are switching to a new clot-busting drug to treat stroke that is faster and easier to administer, which could lessen the time the brain is deprived of blood flow and improve ...

A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice. The findings, published in Nature ...

Share on Pinterest PIKSEL / Getty ImagesNew guidelines for stroke prevention from the American Stroke Association emphasize the benefits of GLP-1 drugs, a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and ...

The cost of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), or alteplase, a clot-busting drug used to treat stroke patients, has doubled in the past decade, while reimbursement to hospitals for the use of tPA has ...

Repurposing two cheap and common drugs could become the first treatment for people who have experienced a lacunar stroke, said researchers. Lacunar strokes affect at least 35,000 people in the UK each ...

New safety study links sedative use to increased stroke risk. A large UK study involving more than 165,000 people with dementia has found that the drug risperidone increases the risk of stroke in all ...

SaveHealth reports on cholesterol medications, detailing common types like statins, their effects, and safety considerations ...

Many commonly prescribed drugs have surprising other uses. Jan 10, 2011 -- Prozac is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, but according to a new study, it also shows great promise in the ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.