On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced[1] an aggressive plan (Plan) to expand its ...

Prompt medical care can reduce the severity of brain damage caused by a stroke. The next few days after a stroke involve close monitoring, often with careful adjustment of medications to help optimize ...

It could make recovery faster, reduce cognitive impairment and protect the brain from secondary injuries following a stroke. Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at ...

Doctors and therapists at Tufts Medical Center, including vascular neurologists Lester Leung and David Thaler, and physical therapist Gabriele Moriello, recently explained how stroke recovery ...

Further research revealed that one of these drugs, DDL-920 – developed at UCLA, led to the complete recovery of movement control – something many stroke patients never regain.

One of them significantly improved movement control after a stroke in mice. Currently, only two drugs exist in the field of stroke recovery, and patients must still undergo physical rehabilitation, ...

An additional boost came years after his stroke, when he got a new procedure that further boosted movement of his hand and arm. How much progress a person can make and the timeline for their recovery ...

Studies have found that stroke recovery exercises work best when they begin as soon as possible after a stroke. The brain has an incredible ability to rewire itself, a process called ...

The swimming test in the Navy Physical Screening Test (PST) for jobs such as SEAL, SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)/Diver requires an ...