Stroke Treatment

• New transport protocols improving outcomes for Okanagan stroke patients

  "I went up close and said, 'Something is odd here, please say something -- answer me,' and she wouldn't," said Linekin's husband, Phillip Mansfield.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
  
• N.B. woman frustrated air ambulance delay caused mom to miss stroke medication

  A woman from the remote island community of Grand Manan, N.B., is speaking out after her mother missed getting medication for a stroke due to issues with air ambulance service.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
  
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• Canadian stroke victims more likely to die in rural hospitals: study

  Canadians who suffer a stroke are significantly more likely to die if they're treated in a rural hospital compared to a larger urban hospital, according to a Université Laval study

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2018
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• New surgical procedure for stroke patients means lower mortality and improved outcomes

  New stroke surgery improves outcomes for patients

  Health

  Oct 12, 2017
• Alberta halves time it takes to diagnose and treat stroke patients

  Calgary-based neurologist Dr. Michael Hill said in the past, the accepted treatment benchmark had been within an hour of patients’ arrival at hospital.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2017
• Ontario man claims age discrimination is barring him from post-stroke treatment

  An Ontario man claims age discrimination is preventing him from getting therapy following a major stroke six years ago.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2016