Do you have a loved one or know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia? Do you know what that means?Is all dementia the same? What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease – or are they the same?This…
Headache is Common Headache is a profoundly common symptom. Studies suggest at least 50% of people have headaches during a given year and more than 90% of people have a headache at least at some point in life.How does a…
Ischemic Stroke and Covid-19 “Typical” Covid-19 Symptoms When people think of Covid-19 symptoms, they rightly think of the more common symptoms like fever, chills, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, a loss of taste or smell (anosmia), nausea, vomiting,…
Common Classifications of Stroke Cause When a person has damage to the brain from a lack of blood flow, this is considered an ischemic stroke. While great attention is appropriately placed on how to best treat the stroke immediately to…
Each week on “Ask the Doc,” our host Adrienne Houghton sits down with physicians from all over town and asks them the important questions about health. Today, Adrienne had the honor to sit down with Dr. Muhammad Farooq from NeuroX.…
Each week on “Ask the Doc,” our host Adrienne Houghton sits down with physicians from all over town and asks them the important questions about health. Today, Adrienne had the honor to sit down with Chelley Hellmers & Dana McCarron…
Stroke is a leading cause of disability. While it is important to treat stroke patients, it is also important to try to avoid ever having a stroke. When someone has never had a stroke, but health interventions are taken to…
Rural health According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 46 million Americans live in a rural setting. Rural areas are less likely to have access to providers that specialize in a particular field, such as Vascular Neurologists who specialize…
You may have been told that you should take a “blood thinner”. Or maybe a family member or friend has shared that they are on a blood thinner. Do you know what this means? The term “blood thinner” loosely means…
Each week on “Ask the Doc,” our host Adrienne Houghton sits down with physicians from all over town and asks them the important questions about health. Today, joined by Abigail McKay of American Telephysicians, Adrienne had the honor to sit…
