This story is part of a partnership that includes , and Kaiser Health News.The patient described it as the worst headache of her life. She didn’t go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week.When  finally saw her, he discovered she had a brain bleed that had gone untreated.The neurosurgeon did his best, but it was too late.“As a result, she had multiple other strokes and ended up passing away,” said Chowdhary, director of the Overlake Neuroscience Institute in Bellevue, Washington. “This is something that most of the time we’re able to...…This story is part of a partnership that includes , and Kaiser Health News.The patient described it as the worst headache of her life. She didn’t go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week.When  finally saw her, he discovered she had a brain bleed that had gone untreated.The neurosurgeon did his best, but it was too late.“As a result, she had multiple other strokes and ended up passing away,” said Chowdhary, director of the Overlake Neuroscience Institute in Bellevue, Washington. “This is something that most of the time we’re able to...WW…

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