People who've had a stroke face a significantly higher risk of serious complications if they have an elective surgery during the nine months following their stroke, according to a new Danish study.

A common cause of stroke is the buildup of gooey, cholesterol-filled plaque inside arteries that nourish the brain. Clearing these blood vessels (the carotid arteries, which run up either side of the ...

An analysis of data on more than 45,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at an academic medical center over the past 30 years finds that the occurrence of stroke ...

A history of stroke was associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and death, particularly if time elapsed between stroke and surgery was less than 9 months, according to ...

Current clinical guidelines used to determine when patients can safely undergo surgery following a stroke may be too conservative and could be delaying important care for cancer and other “semi-urgent ...

Ann Fulk, 24, has had her fair share of hospital visits for someone her age. She was in a serious car accident in 2022 that shattered her bones, resulted in 10 surgeries and confined her to a ...

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic recently performed the first deep brain stimulation for stroke surgery in a patient. The experimental procedure could help people regain function that is typically lost ...

On July 7, 2025, TikToker Katie’s (@katiee3673) mom had surgery to get her kidney and adrenal gland removed. Before the ...

SAN DIEGO — A jury awarded $18 million to a former elite athlete this week who suffered a massive stroke during a surgery to ...