More than one-third of Asian, Black and Hispanic women in the study group reported  experiencing at least one microaggression related to race and gender during or after their pregnancy.

About 800,000 people experience a stroke each year in the U.S., and due to recent advances in acute treatment, more people survive. Many stroke survivors experience long-term physical, mental and emotional health challenges. Palliative care is both a specialty and an approach to care that focuses on helping stroke survivors and their caregivers cope with these challenges by offering symptom management and improving communication about goals of care and quality of life.