Here's what a stroke is, what causes it and what treatment usually looks like.

A stroke can leave you with problems walking, speaking, and feeding yourself, just to name a few problems. Diabetes, smoking, ...

A new study looked into risk factors for having a stroke earlier in life and found a surprising link to a fairly common issue ...

Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and a primary cause of disability, per the American Stroke Association. "Stroke is injury to the brain from impairment of blood ...

Heart failure and stroke continue to rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, silently claiming millions of lives ...

Ischemic stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability worldwide, with narrowing of the carotid ...

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma, leading to heart failure, the Vatican has announced. The ...

A cognitive illness is among the top causes of death in Washington. In fact, it ranks higher in the state compared to other ...

After the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died April 21 at age 88, the Catholic Church has detailed the pontiff’s cause of ...

Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican confirmed this evening.

Despite still being the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, stroke is another example of an area we're seeing improvement. Data from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...