Stroke News

People all over Ireland host and share #actFAST events in their community

Communities come together to share the F.A.S.T. signs of stroke

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Stroke News   |   11th Aug 2023

World Brain Day 2023: Leave No One Behind

The theme for World Brain Day 2023 is Brain Health and…

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Stroke News   |   21st Jul 2023

Nothing is more likely to suddenly change your life completely or end it, as a stroke

Two million brain cells die every minute after a stroke…

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Stroke News   |   3rd Jul 2023

High blood pressure campaign launched by the Irish Heart Foundation

The Irish Heart Foundation launches a new high blood…

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Heart News   |   22nd May 2023

Heart disease and stroke killed almost 6,000 in 2017

CSO data shows heart disease and stroke took almost 6,000 lives last year

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Heart News   |   31st May 2018

Plan to reduce strokes by 10 per cent by 2030

New Action Plan for Stroke in Europe launched

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Stroke News   |   25th May 2018

Family members of stroke survivors suffer in silence

One in four family members reported depressive symptoms- new Irish study

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Stroke News   |   23rd May 2018

High Blood Pressure is a silent killer - inform yourself today

To mark World Hypertension Day we have put together a handy FAQ on high blood pressure

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Stroke News   |   18th May 2018

May Measurement Month 2018

Every year 10 million people die because of high blood pressure, May Measurement Month wants to change this.

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Stroke News   |   16th May 2018

Atrial fibrillation increases death risk from stroke

The rate of overall death from stroke has been halved in the last 20 years

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Stroke News   |   22nd May 2018

Optimum napping time is 30 or 90 minutes

Post stroke fatigue affects up to 80 per cent of all stroke survivors

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Stroke News   |   9th May 2018

Twitter helps raise stroke awareness

Twitter can play an important role in educating patients to recognise the signs of stroke

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Stroke News   |   1st May 2018

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