Think F.A.S.T.: A Stroke Survivor’s Story

Meet Richard “Rich” Rollins, a spirited 70-year-old retiree who relocated to The Villages all the way from upstate New York. Rich and his wife, Cassandra,…

Music is Powerful Medicine

Jane Mason, an acclaimed pianist and composer, has filled the lives of people around the world with her music, performing in concert halls from Sydney,…

How Does Your Garden Grow

In recent years, Wilmot Gardens at the University of Florida sat in disrepair — until C. Craig Tisher, M.D., former dean of the UF College of Medicine, started…

5 things you should know about new stroke treatment guidelines

Each year, 795,000 people have a stroke, and 129,000 die as a result, making stroke the fifth most common cause of death in the United States. Experts agree…

Severely impaired stroke survivors regain arm function after intensive physical therapy

June 11, 2015

Time may heal all wounds, but in the case of stroke survivors, the key to better recovery is to spend more time in an intensive physical therapy program,…