Noticing a phantom scent of burnt toast isn't actually a sign of an oncoming stroke. SDI Productions via Getty Images It makes sense that folks want to know all that they can about the signs of a ...

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 ...

The term “ministroke” can be a bit of a head-scratcher: How can there be a tiny form of a full-blown medical emergency? Thanks to the misleading modifier, it’s often perceived as something you don’t ...

There’s a long-standing idea that the phantom scent of burnt toast — that is, smelling burnt toast when it’s not really there — means you’re going to have a stroke. People often chat about the ...