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Professor Valery Feigin’s Globally Endorsed Stroke Prevention App

Professor Valery Feigin’s Globally Endorsed Stroke Prevention App

The Stroke Riskometer is a free mobile app that enables people to assess their risk of a stroke in the next 5-10 years. The app’s creator, Professor Valery Feigin of BRNZ, is a stroke neuroepidemiologist who saw mobile technology as the perfect means to get...

Stroke and Heart Attack Screenings Falling Short

Stroke and Heart Attack Screenings Falling Short

A shocking new article by BRNZ researcher Professor Valery Feigin, published in the journal Nature Reviews Neurology, has brought up real concern with how we as a nation are dealing with cardiovascular risk. The Ministry of Health is aiming for 90% screening for...