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Timely stroke treatment

Few people who suffer strokes get to the hospital in time to receive a drug that reduces the chances of disability, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology.

The drug recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, can dissolve a clot blocking a blood vessel if it is given....

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