Tag: stroke
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is missing ‘quite a bit’ of her brain. How can people survive and thrive after brain injury?
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In a recent interview, Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke spoke about being able to live “completely normally” after two aneurysms –...
What is aphasia, the condition Bruce Willis lives with?
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After a career spanning 40 years, 67-year-old Bruce Willis has stepped away from acting due to health issues, including a...
Body fat deep below the surface is a toxic risk, especially for your heart
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to forget one of the largest health challenges we face remains the global obesity epidemic. World Health...
Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat
Eating lots of red meat increases your risk of cancer and
a range of chronic diseases. Sailing Gypsy/Shutterstock
Research Checks interrogate newly published studies and how...
Smoking at record low in Australia, but the grim harvest of preventable heart disease continues
The latest statistics show smoking’s legacy when it comes to
preventable deaths from cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke.
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Smoking rates in...
We’re not just living for longer – but we’re staying healthier for longer, too
Improvements in heart health accounted for more than half of
the improvements in our overall health. From shutterstock.com
In the 12 years to 2015, life...