by Horizon Family Medical Group | May 26, 2022 | Volume 7, Issue 5
A stroke is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. This can happen due to a blockage, such as a clot, or bleeding in the brain. Without treatment, strokes can cause serious complications,...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 21, 2022 | Volume 7, Issue 2
As blood circulates through your body, it pushes against the walls of your arteries. When the pressure of this pushing rises and maintains a high pressure, it’s called hypertension. Uncontrolled hypertension puts you at a higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Jun 16, 2021 | Volume 6, Issue 1
Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds, and every four minutes, someone dies from a stroke. That means every year nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. In fact, stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Those numbers...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | May 29, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 5
Did you know June is National Aphasia Awareness Month? Aphasia is a language disorder that makes it difficult for people to communicate. For example, people sometimes develop aphasia after a stroke. The National Aphasia Association has a helpful video that explains...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 28, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 2
Did you know that 25 percent of deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease? Or that one out of three people in this country have high blood cholesterol? Heart disease is, in fact, the leading cause of death in men and women, but we can take steps to...
