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Memes and jokes abound on social media about all the sleep you aren’t getting — along with all the sleep you wish you were getting. It’s widely recommended that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep…

When Dorothea Schaeffer, 59, of Benton, PA, first began experiencing stroke-like symptoms in November 2023, she was beginning a long and difficult journey that she would later describe as “miracle…

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, neurologic disease that affects nearly one million Americans, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It is autoimmune in nature, meaning that…

Many people struggle with memory issues every now and then. Alzheimer’s is more than occasional memory loss. It’s a disease that slowly takes away a person’s ability to remember things, think and…

March is National Nutrition Month and experts agree a diet rich in certain foods, like whole grains and vegetables, not only helps your heart, but your brain as well. Toni Havala, RD, LDN, a…

If you ask people what brain fog is, chances are you’ll hear it described as having trouble concentrating or following conversations, feeling tired or sluggish, being unable to think of a correct word…

Everyone has experienced the pain of a headache, which can range from mild and annoying to debilitating (they don’t call them “splitting headaches” for nothing). Different types of headaches are…

Physicians at Endeavor Health are working to ensure patients have an easier time with spine surgeries. “Over the last 25 years, we’ve particularly been looking for less invasive ways of doing the same…

Watch this video as William Ares, MD, a neurosurgeon with Endeavor Health, talks about stroke, BEFAST and how the experts at Endeavor Health’s Comprehensive Stroke Center partnered with EMTs to help save a 911 stroke patient.

For patients like Ashley Wilson, 34, of Sandwich, Illinois, artificial disc replacement can address serious and debilitating cervical spine issues with a quick recovery and without limiting mobility…

“My mother always told me, ‘Health is everything!’ and I took her excellent advice.” For more than 25 years, Stephen Steinhaus of Highland Park followed that wise guidance. The industrial psychologist…

For Isaac Maman, the simple pleasure of cycling is something he will never again take for granted. He credits the care he received from a team of Endeavor Health neurology experts who surrounded him…