Managing diabetes to reduce risk of stroke
November is diabetes awareness month and Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Stroke Prevention Clinic and Diabetes Care and Research Program have...
How smoking can lead to stroke
Smoking is one of the leading risk factors of stroke. According to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 9 in 10...
The stubborn pursuit of “Why”
By: Dr. Richard Whitlock Cardiac surgeon, Hamilton Health Sciences Principal investigator, Population Health Research Institute Associate professor of surgery, McMaster...
Curbing the perfect storm for stroke
On a gloomy day last April, Richard te Boekhorst was doing yard work when the clouds above him threatened to...