We have long assumed that strokes were the domain of grandparents, retirement communities and “later-life” heart trouble but on World Stroke Day 2025 this Wednesday, it is important to note that this assumption is quietly putting younger adults and even millennials at risk. According to neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar of Apollo Hospitals, the narrative is shifting fast. In a recent social media post on X (formerly Twitter), he dropped the warning message, “Stroke does not wait for age.” The reality is that strokes are happening at younger ages as lifestyle trends are shifting risk profiles yet many of us still act like the wall belongs on the other side. The World Stroke Organization's 2025 global stroke fact sheet reported that globally one in four people over age 25 will have a stroke i

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