The month of May is Stroke awareness month and Henry Mayo’s Melody Halio, Nurse navigator of the Stroke and Diabetes program wants you and your loved ones to get screened for high blood pressure and cholesterol so you can prevent a future stroke. What are the telltale signs of someone having a stroke?

Nurse navigator Melody Halio from Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital discusses how strokes can be prevented in honor of May being “Stroke Awareness Month.” “The National Stroke Association says that strokes are up to 80 percent with lifestyle and medical problem modification,” Halio said. The faster you get to the hospital during a stroke, the more options they have to treat ...