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May is National Stroke Awareness Month an opportunity to learn about the signs of stroke and how to prevent one from occurring in yourself or a loved one.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is one of the leading causes of serious long-term disability and is a leading cause of death in the United States. It occurs when blood flow to the brain is significantly reduced or blocked. Several heart issues and disorders can lead to stroke, including atrial fibrillation or a-fib.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heartbeat and at least 2.7 million Americans live with it, according to the American Heart Association. The condition restricts blood from efficiently pumping to the heart due to disorganized and chaotic beating of the heart. It can cause blood to pool in the heart’s upper chambers and form blood clots, leading to serious medical complications, including clot-provoked stroke.
The risk of birth-control-linked clots is being used to demonstrate the safety of J&J s vaccine.
The comparison is true but can be dismissive of women s sometimes deadly experiences on the pill.
Insider talked to three women who had life-threatening clots on combination oral contraceptives.
On Christmas Eve 2014, Melissa Firicano baked cookies with the little girl she nannied, had her car washed, and watched a movie with her then-boyfriend, Daryn. Then, she had a stroke. I went to the bathroom, and I just fell over and hit my head on the side table, Firicano, now 38, told Insider.
When Daryn, who is now Firicano s husband, called for her after returning from a late-night dog walk, she didn t respond.
J&J Pause Escalates Worries About Vaccine Hesitancy
April 13, 2021 The FDA and CDC’s recommendation that states pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is bringing new fears of vaccine hesitancy that could push back the nation’s goal for herd immunity.
The CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a rare and severe kind of blood clot – cerebral venous sinus thrombosis –in people who got the J&J vaccine. All six cases occurred among women 18 to 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after their vaccination. Click here to read more about these types of blood clots.