A major new campaign has been launched to help people identify stroke symptoms after it emerged the average time it took for a sufferer to dial 999 was an hour and a half. The NHS on Monday urged the ...

An NHS worker has told how she had to learn to walk again after suffering a stroke at the age of just 36. Gillian Gordon, who worked at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, was immediately able to spot the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) An NHS worker faced learning to walk all over again ...

Before Christmas, the Department for Health and Social Care announced that women throughout England would soon have menopause included in routine NHS appointments for the first time. These changes ...

A stroke is a very serious and life-threatening medical condition that can happen when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. It can affect things like speech and movement, and take a long ...

Before Christmas, the Department for Health and Social Care revealed that women across England would shortly have menopause incorporated into routine NHS appointments for the first time. The ...

The Stroke Association has revealed what steps people can take to reduce their risk after warning that strokes in the UK could increase by almost 42 per cent unless urgent action is taken. New ...

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