/tags/stroke stroke en-US WLRN Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-31/florida-legislature-ignores-heat-illness-prevention-bill-aimed-at-saving-outdoor-workers-lives Farmworker advocates are calling on the state legislature to take up a bill that would protect outdoor workers in extreme heat. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-03-31/florida-legislature-ignores-heat-illness-prevention-bill-aimed-at-saving-outdoor-workers-lives Danielle Prieur /health/2023-03-02/a-specialized-ambulance-for-stroke-patients-is-on-the-way-at-uf-health The ambulance will be equipped with a CT scanner, clot-busting drugs and telemedicine equipment. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:30:00 GMT /health/2023-03-02/a-specialized-ambulance-for-stroke-patients-is-on-the-way-at-uf-health /news/2022-06-22/first-day-of-summer-brings-high-temperatures-and-warnings-of-heat-related-illness With soaring temperatures comes high heat that could prove a danger to vulnerable people like young children, the elderly and those exposed to the outdoors for long periods of the day. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:08:30 GMT /news/2022-06-22/first-day-of-summer-brings-high-temperatures-and-warnings-of-heat-related-illness Melissa Feito /2022-03-14/stroke-rates-are-increasing-among-young-people-heres-what-you-need-to-know Hailey Bieber's blood clot in the brain shows that young people can experience stroke-like symptoms too. And among young people, stroke rates are on the rise. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:24:07 GMT /2022-03-14/stroke-rates-are-increasing-among-young-people-heres-what-you-need-to-know Rina Torchinsky /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-08-17/heat-is-killing-workers-in-the-u-s-and-there-are-no-federal-rules-to-protect-them Heat has killed hundreds of workers in the U.S., many in construction or agriculture, an investigation by NPR and Columbia Journalism Investigations found. Federal standards might have prevented them. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:00:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-08-17/heat-is-killing-workers-in-the-u-s-and-there-are-no-federal-rules-to-protect-them Julia Shipley, Brian Edwards, David Nickerson, Robert Benincasa, Stella M. Chávez, Cheryl W. Thompson /2019-01-30/survey-finds-higher-risk-of-stroke-among-e-cigarette-users New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 17:17:00 GMT /2019-01-30/survey-finds-higher-risk-of-stroke-among-e-cigarette-users Jonathan Lambert /show/sundial/2018-05-23/takata-airbag-recall-stroke-awareness-a-new-miami-based-web-series There are nearly half a million cars in South Florida with faulty airbags from the Japanese airbag maker Takata. According to Florida Senator Bill Nelson,… Wed, 23 May 2018 22:08:46 GMT /show/sundial/2018-05-23/takata-airbag-recall-stroke-awareness-a-new-miami-based-web-series /health-news-florida/2017-11-14/researchers-buy-more-time-for-stroke-patients Time is one of the biggest factors in treating strokes — and a group of South Florida researchers say they’ve found a way to buy stroke patients more… Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:38:51 GMT /health-news-florida/2017-11-14/researchers-buy-more-time-for-stroke-patients Sammy Mack /2016-12-08/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:02:00 GMT /2016-12-08/life-expectancy-in-u-s-drops-for-first-time-in-decades-report-finds Rob Stein /show/topical-currents/2014-12-30/the-severity-causes-and-after-effects-of-stroke 12/30/14 - Today on Topical Currents we discuss the severity, causes and after-effects of stroke. Stroke affects someone in the US every 45-seconds. It’s… Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2014-12-30/the-severity-causes-and-after-effects-of-stroke Joseph Cooper, Richard Ives