Why Are Strokes Becoming More Common in Younger Women?
Medically Reviewed Rochelle Swanson (left, and with her husband and children, right) had an obscure risk factor when she suffered a stroke at age 39. Methodist Health System; Pam Stout/PJS Images Rochelle Swanson, a nurse in Gretna, Nebraska, knew exactly what was happening early on Christmas morning in 2020. She had stopped by a storage unit to grab her husband’s gift before starting her shift in the stroke unit at the hospital where she works. She ended up arriving as a patient. “I dropped the box I was holding and thought it was because it was heavy. I didn't realize that it was becaus...
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