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Senate Candidate John Fetterman Hospitalized Days Before PA Primary
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman is in the hospital after suffering a stroke last week. This news comes just hours before Pennsylvanian’s cast their ballots for the state primary. Fetterman was admitted to the hospital on Friday after ignoring initial symptoms, he said in a 16-second video on Twitter. His doctors told him the...
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John Fetterman Off Campaign Trail, to Miss Primary Night Party After Stroke
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor and a top Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, is off the campaign trail in the critical final hours before the primary while recovering from a stroke he said was caused by a heart condition called atrial fibrillation.
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Pa. Lt. Gov., Democratic Senate Candidate, John Fetterman Suffers Stroke
NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal reports on what we are hearing from Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and his wife, Gisele, after the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate suffered a stroke just days before the 2022 Pennsylvania primary.
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Maryland's Sen. Chris Van Hollen Treated for Minor Stroke
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says he has suffered a minor stroke and is being treated at George Washington University Hospital. The Democrat says he has been told there are no long-term effects or damage. In a statement Sunday night, Van Hollen said he has been advised by doctors to remain under observation at the hospital for a...
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Betty White's Official Cause of Death Revealed
Authorities now know what led to Betty White’s death ahead of her 100th birthday.
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Coffee and Tea May Reduce Risk of Stroke and Dementia, Study Says
A new study published in PLOS Medicine journal shows that people who drank four to six cups of coffee or tea daily had a lower incidence of stroke and dementia. Multiple studies have also found an association between moderate consumption of coffee and better brain health.
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Teen's Crusade Inspires One-Armed Golf Tournament
Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle speaks to Kendall Kemm about her own journey and recovery after an AVM and how it inspired Kendall’s Crusade One-Armed Golf Challenge.
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‘No Other Case Like This': 3-Year-Old in Missouri Had Stroke After COVID Diagnosis, Doctors Say
Doctors in Missouri said a 3-year-old boy experienced a stroke after he tested positive for COVID-19, in what they called a possible example of the neurological effects associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
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TODAY Contributor Bobbie Thomas' Husband Michael Dies at Age 42
TODAY contributor Bobbie Thomas is mourning the loss of her husband, Michael Marion, who died on Dec. 1, 2020. He was 42.
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Family: Comedian Sinbad Recovering From Recent Stroke
The family of Sinbad says the comedian-actor is recovering from a recent stroke.
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Pennsylvania Man Had a Stroke at Chicago Hotel. He Lost About 16 Million Brain Cells as 9-1-1 Dispatchers Figured Out Where He Was.
If you’re having a stroke, every minute counts. Recordings of 911 calls by a Pennsylvania man suffering a stroke at a Chicago hotel reveal precious minutes lost while dispatchers repeatedly asked him for an address he didn’t know or could find.
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Trump Makes Unannounced Visit to Walter Reed; White House Says He Had ‘Quick Exam and Labs'
President Donald Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday for what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical. The appointment wasn’t on Trump’s weekend public schedule, and his last physical was in February. Press secretary Stephanie Grisham said the 73-year-old president was “anticipating a very busy 2020”...
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Look Inside Jefferson Health's Mobile Stroke Unit
NBC10’s Katy Zachry takes a look inside Jefferson Health’s mobile stroke vehicle. She also gets tips on spotting the signs of stroke using the F.A.S.T. method.
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Ditch the Switch? Call to Go on Permanent Daylight Saving Time Grows
In the days after our chronically sleep-deprived country “springs forward,” costing us an hour of rest, disoriented Americans face a slightly greater risk of heart attack and stroke. There are more car crashes. Workplace accidents increase, too. For decades, most of the United States has observed daylight saving time, dutifully changing the clocks twice a year, NBC News reports. But...
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Study Linking Paleo Diet to Increased Heart Disease Risk Strengthens Diet Industry Concerns
A study released last month by Australian scientists linked an increased risk of heart disease to the paleo diet, but experts say that this study points to a larger issue about the direction of the diet industry. “I think the global science population would say this is an interesting observation, a preliminary analysis,” said Zachary Clayton, a postdoctoral researcher at...
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Study: Millions Should Stop Taking Aspirin for Heart Health
Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease. But for the otherwise healthy, that advice has been overturned. Guidelines released this year ruled...
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NBA Summer League: How Matisse Thybulle Shined in Sixers' Loss to Pistons
First-round pick Matisse Thybulle had his finest performance of the summer league, but it wasn’t enough in the Sixers’ 96-81 loss to the Pistons in Las Vegas Wednesday.
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Not Just Injuries or Bad Luck, This Phillies Team Isn't Good Enough
The Phillies do not look like the 90-win team many projected them to be. Some of that is due to injuries but more of it has been caused by players falling short of expectations.
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Exercise: Why Summer Is the Perfect Time to Set a Fitness Routine
Making time to exercise is not easy when you’re balancing work and a social life. Once you consider sweating, feeling sore, and running out of breath, working out may look less appealing. “There are all sorts of barriers to exercise, including expense, accessibility, and many jobs,” Dr. Lee Stoner, an assistant professor of exercise science at the University of North...
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Koepka Survives Bethpage Black to Win PGA Championship
His place in PGA Championship history finally secure, Brooks Koepka draped both arms around the top of the Wanamaker Trophy and let out a deep sigh. The stress was more than he wanted. The satisfaction was more than he imagined. Koepka lost all but one shot of his record seven-shot lead Sunday. Then he lost the brutal Long Island crowd,...