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Several factors increase a person’s risk of having a stroke, and age is the biggest.   Stroke risk increases as a person gets older, but strokes can – and do occur at any age, including children.   Ashok Reddy Polu, MD, vascular neurologist and neurohospitalist with...

While strokes are most commonly associated with older people, it’s a misconception that they only happen to the elderly.   Data shows that more younger individuals are at risk of experiencing strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIA), also known as “mini-strokes” ...

Pregnancy-related strokes are among the most common causes of serious, long-term disability after pregnancy. Fortunately, they are rare, happening in only about one to two in 10,000 pregnancies. Allahyar Jazayeri, MD, PhD, maternal-fetal medicine specialist with Our...

Although you may have heard about Candida auris and similar fungi from a popular TV show, there’s no reason to panic about this emerging fungus. Katie Taylor, MD, medical director of infection prevention at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and assistant...