Why are people with stroke more likely to die if hospitalized on a weekend?

Monday, November 1, 2010 - 17:00 in Health & Medicine

People admitted to the hospital on a weekend after a stroke are more likely to die compared to people admitted on a weekday, regardless of the severity of the stroke they experience, according to new research published in the November 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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