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What Are Petechiae? Causes of Red Blood Spots on Your Skin
Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Petechiae are tiny red, purple, or brown spots on your skin, inside of your mouth, or ...
Clot-buster meds and mechanical retrieval found to equally reduce disability from some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...
Dad accused of ‘faking’ cancer symptoms by GP dies suddenly less than a year later
A DAD’S cancer symptoms were dismissed as stress by a GP who even accused him of “faking” them – but he died suddenly less ...
GP accused dad of 'faking' symptoms - then he was told he had 12 months to live
Stephen Blakeston began experiencing troubling symptoms in October 2010, including jumbled speech, severe headaches, and ...
GP accused 53-year-old man of 'faking' symptoms - he had brain cancer
It was only after Stephen Blakeston, from Hull, was referred for a CT scan, that tests showed he had a high-grade ...
Clot buster? Surgery? What is the right treatment for stroke?
During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...
Headaches raise the odds of suicide as scientists pinpoint 2 types with the strongest link
HEADACHES increase the odds of suicide, a new study says. While migraines and cluster headaches have already been linked to higher suicide risk, people with milder types, such as tension ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Clot buster? Surgery? What is the right treatment for stroke?
My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.