Stroke study and ethnicity

A new study has found people who have suffered from a stroke respond better to certain treatments, depending on their ethnicity.

Emergency treatment of an ischemic stroke through thrombectomy (Getty). Source: Getty / BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty

The use of the combined treatments - the blood thinning drug and surgery - was the focus of an international study of 300 patients from New Zealand, Australia, China, and Vietnam.

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