Public Health Insight

Strokes: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, & Geographic Disparities

January 05, 2021 Episode 47
Public Health Insight
Strokes: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, & Geographic Disparities
Show Notes

More than 13.5 million people around the world experience a stroke each year, resulting in over 5 million deaths.  As the fourth leading cause of death, it is important that public health continue focusing on health promotion, while healthcare focuses on medical interventions. Dr. Dileep Yavagal, a world renowned Interventional Stroke Neurologist, joins the Public Health Insight Podcast to discuss the warning signs, risk factors, and geographic disparities associated with strokes. This conversation highlights the importance of synergizing high-quality preventative efforts with innovative medical interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with strokes. 

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Music Credits

  1. Twin Musicom - Not Without the Rest
  2. Kevin MacLeod - Almost in F - Tranquillity