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Most New Zealanders don't know how deadly strokes are – claiming 2,300 lives a year and rising

  • Written by Rita Krishnamurthi, Associate Professor (cerebrovascular epidemiology), Auckland University of Technology
Most New Zealanders don't know how deadly strokes are – claiming 2,300 lives a year and risingShutterstock/eggeegg

Stroke is the third highest cause of death in New Zealand, after cancer and coronary heart disease. But our new research shows very few people are aware of the risk, particularly in Pasifika communities – despite being much more likely to have an early stroke.

Each year, about 9,000 New Zealanders have a stroke and...

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