Patient Care Daily Aspirin: Worth the Risks? By Lori Barrette, Susanne Pallo Feb. 2, 2026 Taking a daily aspirin was long touted as a simple way to stave off a heart attack or stroke, but recent evidence suggests that the risks of daily aspirin outweigh the benefits for people over 60 and ...
Patient Care Why Are Strokes Increasing in Young Adults? By Sydney Burrows Jun. 17, 2025 Understanding the link between the heart and brain is an important step to decreasing your stroke risk, no matter your age. Here’s how.
Patient Care Can Stress Cause a Stroke? By Nina Elias May. 23, 2025 Stroke is a leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. And while we often hear about risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and smoking, there's another that often ...
Patient Care Can You Have a Stroke and Not Know It? By Sydney Burrows May. 9, 2025 Can you have a stroke without knowing it? Learn the signs of silent stroke, early stroke symptoms, differences between men and women, and what to do in an emergency.
People Student Spotlight: Aaron Huynh By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 2, 2025 Aaron Huynh is a second-year student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. He received his undergraduate degree in brain and cognitive sciences from the ...
Community Annual Satcher Awards Celebrate Work Toward Community Health Improvement & Health Equity By Rebecca Youmell May. 30, 2024 University of Rochester Medical Center faculty and staff, as well as their community partners, were recognized today for their dedication to helping people lead healthier lives and advancing health ...
Patient Care Mobile Stroke Unit Extends Operating Hours, Expanding Reach of Lifesaving Care By Mark Michaud May. 15, 2024 The UR Medicine MSU, which brings the expertise and technology necessary to diagnose and treat stroke directly to the patient, has extended services and now operates seven days a week.
Patient Care Telemedicine Extends Reach of Stroke and Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Apr. 19, 2023 UR Medicine neurologists are now providing 24/7 remote stroke and neurological care for 16 hospitals across upstate New York, creating one of the more comprehensive hub-and-spoke networks in the ...
Research Current Guidance May Unnecessarily Delay Care for Stroke Victims By Mark Michaud Jul. 6, 2022 New research appearing in JAMA Surgery shows that scientific statements intended to lower risk for perioperative stroke may be too conservative, potentially resulting in unnecessary surgical delays.
Patient Care What is Aphasia? By Gianluca D'Elia Apr. 8, 2022 A disruption of language that typically results from damage to certain areas of the brain, aphasia affects more than 2.5 million people in the U.S.
