{"id":245362,"date":"2026-05-05T08:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=245362&preview=true&preview_id=245362"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:02:20","slug":"healthy-rounds-stroke-prevention-treatment-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/05\/healthy-rounds-stroke-prevention-treatment-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Healthy Rounds\u2019: Stroke Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Anthony Alessi\u2019s \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d radio program is now a UConn Health podcast<\/a>. (Tina Encarnacion\/ UConn Health photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gone are the days of stroke having only two outcomes \u2014 death or disability \u2014 now that we have a window of time to treat what still is very much a medical emergency. For Stroke Awareness Month, Dr. Priya Narwal<\/a>, medical director of UConn Health\u2019s stroke program, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi<\/a> to discuss how stroke care, recovery, and even prevention have evolved over the years, how the UConn Health Stroke Center<\/a> harnesses that expertise, and why it remains critically important to \u201cBE FAST.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There are times when I\u2019ll see someone in the hospital and they come to see me in office and I don’t recognize them because that\u2019s how much better they\u2019re doing, just with rehab alone. — Dr. Priya Narwal<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Listen now:<\/h3>\n