Stroke
No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say
Fears that the Covid booster shots made by Pfizer-BioNTech may increase the risk of strokes in people aged 65 and older were not borne out by an intensive scientific investigation, federal officials said on Friday. “It is very unlikely” that the risk is real, the officials said. They urged Americans 6 months and older to […]
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Daily Aspirin Regimen May Cause Bleeding
Dr. Wong added: “Two didn’t find any significant reductions in heart attack or stroke, but there was an increased risk of bleeding.” The third clinical trial, which was limited to people with diabetes, a higher-risk group, found a small reduction in cardiovascular events — but with a higher bleeding risk. “The harm canceled out the […]
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U.S. Senator From Maryland Suffers ‘Minor Stroke’
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced late Sunday night that he was recovering from “a minor stroke,” the second Democratic lawmaker to fall ill from the ailment this year. Mr. Van Hollen, 63, said in a statement posted on Twitter that he had been admitted to George Washington University Hospital, which is in the […]
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The Stroke That Nearly Broke the Democratic Majority
When Senator Ben Ray Luján got out of bed at 6:15 on the morning of Jan. 27, the world was spinning. “As soon as I stood up, it felt like vertigo,” he recalled in an interview in his Senate office, one of only a few the New Mexico Democrat has given since suffering a stroke […]
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Calling TIAs Strokes Could Help Patients Seek Proper Care, Neurologists Say
“She was sitting in a recliner next to me when her head tilted back a little and her eyelids started to flutter,” Ms. Flanagan said. “One eye was drooping a little. I held her hand and said, ‘Are you OK?’ There was no response at all.” Then, a couple of minutes later, “she was back.” […]
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