Stroke

Site manager who lost job after suffering two strokes settles disability and age discrimination case against former employer.

More than half of adults globally and a third of children and adolescents will be overweight or experiencing obesity by...

Employees are set to be able to get access to weight loss jabs through their workplace health, under a plan...

Some 2,000 people have taken part in a ground-breaking trial to test an algorithm that can help doctors identify people...

The government has committed to developing and publishing a men’s health strategy focused on heart disease and strokes, prostate and...

The number of people in their fifties being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by more than half...

A trial will test the efficacy of a therapy designed to mitigate the effects of a disabling post-stroke condition that...

The risk of developing a serious heart problem can be doubled by having a demanding office-based job, according to new research.

Researchers are looking for adults with long-term physical health conditions, including stroke, to test a mental health support platform.

Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...

The government has launched a spring campaign to encourage people aged over 40 to get their blood pressure checked.
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England is in “the worst heart care crisis in living memory”, a charity has warned, with the numbers of people...

Nearly a third of carers supporting those who have suffered a severe stroke experience high levels of anxiety, depression or...

An NHS drive to roll out blood-thinning drugs to people with atrial fibrillation (AF) has prevented almost 17,000 strokes, according...

Stroke patients should be offered additional rehabilitation to help them recover, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended.