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“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure” Covid Complications: Some People Don’t Just Easily Recover

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:31:45 +0000

It is quite difficult to imagine that COVID-19 is not even a year old, yet this virus has managed to disrupt every aspect of humanity. As the medical community first became aware of this novel coronavirus, it was treated as similar viruses such as SARS and MERS and was considered to be a respiratory infectious […]

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Aphasia Affects 34% of Stroke Survivors, Yet it is Often Misunderstood – What You Should Know About Aphasia

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 02:26:16 +0000

The National Aphasia Association (NAA), defines aphasia as an “acquired communication disorder that impairs a person’s ability to process language, but does not affect intelligence. Aphasia impairs the ability to speak and understand others.” NAA shares that in 2019, 2 million Americans were affected by aphasia and that by 2020, the yearly number of aphasia […]

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“An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure” Covid Complications: Some People Don’t Just Easily Recover

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 04:31:57 +0000

September is National Cholesterol Education Month What You Should Know About Cholesterol

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:10:39 +0000

The National Institutes of Health defines cholesterol as, “a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body. Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones and other substances but having too much of it in your blood is linked to higher risks of heart disease and stroke.” With this definition in mind, we […]

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Aphasia Affects 34% of Stroke Survivors. Yet it is Often Misunderstood What You Should Know About Aphasia

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:15:40 +0000

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association is spearheading the National Aphasia Awareness Month campaign during the month of June to “recognize the numerous people who are living with or caring for people with aphasia.” The National Aphasia Association (NAA), defines aphasia as an “acquired communication disorder that impairs a person’s ability to process language, but […]

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