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Stroke

Rahul, Sudarshan steer India to 96-1 v Afghanistan at lunch

Football fraternity rallies to help stroke-hit ex-Lions goalkeeper Rezal Hassan

Friends and former teammates of Rezal Hassan (centre, in green) came together for a charity football match between social teams Sporting Tampines and Club Sukan Dramatis Singapura at Our Tampines Hub on April 18


CREDIT: COURTESY OF YAZRUL RAHMAN MOHAMED YASSIN
Friends and former teammates of Rezal Hassan (centre, in green) came together for a charity football match between social teams Sporting Tampines and Club Sukan Dramatis Singapura at Our Tampines Hub on April 18


CREDIT: COURTESY OF YAZRUL RAHMAN MOHAMED YASSIN

A mini stroke can have major consequences

Transient ischaemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke.
Transient ischaemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke.

Irregular heartbeat? It could be a heart condition that greatly increases the risk of stroke

Mr Tan Check Wan (left) was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation over two decades ago.
Mr Tan Check Wan (left) was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation over two decades ago.

Cindy McCain announces departure as head of UN World Food Programme

FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo

UN World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain to step down for health reasons

FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo

Belarus frees opposition politician after stroke in prison, exiled leader says

Kane, Diaz score again as Bayern advance to cup semi-finals

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Quarter Final - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - February 11, 2026 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Quarter Final - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - February 11, 2026 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Heiko Becker

One in four stroke patients who recover does not return to work: S’pore study

ST20260211_202686000623 Kua Chee Siong/ azstroke11/

Profile of NUH ESD patient Mr Chen Chye Song and NUH RTW Clinic patient Mr Nur Azhar Bin Hanafiah at NUHS, on Feb 11, 2026. 

The National University Hospital (NUH) is taking a holistic approach to stroke recovery that aims to address the critical gap between medical recovery and reintegration into daily life, with the aim of helping more younger stroke survivors, in particular, able to return to work a possibility for more patients.
ST20260211_202686000623 Kua Chee Siong/ azstroke11/

Profile of NUH ESD patient Mr Chen Chye Song and NUH RTW Clinic patient Mr Nur Azhar Bin Hanafiah at NUHS, on Feb 11, 2026. 

The National University Hospital (NUH) is taking a holistic approach to stroke recovery that aims to address the critical gap between medical recovery and reintegration into daily life, with the aim of helping more younger stroke survivors, in particular, able to return to work a possibility for more patients.

‘My thoughts are clear, but the words don’t always come out’: Life with aphasia, a language disorder

Madam Noi (right) with speech therapist Iris Lee, at S3@Jurong Point in December 2025. She attends speech therapy twice a week.
Madam Noi (right) with speech therapist Iris Lee, at S3@Jurong Point in December 2025. She attends speech therapy twice a week.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.