Jan 24, 2023 | Patient Stories
Elishia Boutwell, like many longtime smokers, was struggling to quit. The now-retired Monroe teacher had been smoking for 46 years. A visit to her primary care provider at St. Francis Medical Center in 2020 changed everything — and led her down a path to helping...
Jun 3, 2022 | Heart Health, Patient Stories
The days leading up to Richard’s heart attack and stroke at first seemed to him like any other week. “I was real big into exercising,” he says. “As age came on, I started doing speed walking. I got to where I’d go down two miles, then turn around and go back to my...
May 7, 2021 | Body, Neuroscience
One of the leading causes of life-long disability, stroke affects another American every 40 seconds. While stroke kills many Americans, it leaves even more with chronic health conditions. Stroke-induced complications include urinary incontinence, weakness, swallowing...
May 7, 2021 | Body, Neuroscience
For every second a stroke goes untreated, someone can lose up to 32,000 brain cells. Unfortunately, many stroke symptoms can go by unnoticed or written off. Because of this, stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and causes an American loss of life every...
