Pregnancy and childbirth are usually filled with anticipation and hope. Modern obstetrics has dramatically improved the ...

A brain aneurysm is a weakened, bulging area in the wall of a blood vessel within the brain. Over time, this weakened spot can expand, and in severe cases, it may rupture. A ruptured aneurysm leads to ...

Global health research has long shown the devastating consequences that maternal deaths have on families and communities in developing countries where maternal mortality rates are high. But this ...

Stroke is more common in adults, however, it can also happen in children and adolescents. Some of the most common causes of ...

Stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) symptoms and signs vary. TBI includes light, noise sensitivity; stroke presents with facial drooping.

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are two conditions that share a potentially deadly link. Having one increases the odds of developing the other, and together, the breathing ...

Samantha Ballas, of Syracuse, is a fourth-year medical student at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the Rural Scholars Program. She is a NYSARH Research and Policy Fellow in the 2025 cohort. She is ...