May is Stroke Awareness Month, here’s everything you need to know to reduce your risk The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies.
HOUSTON – Did you know that stroke is the nation’s fifth leading cause of death?
While covid-19 may be on everyone's mind, May is Stroke Awareness Month, so we're dispelling common stroke myths and sharing what you can do to reduce risks.
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center, affiliated UTHealth Neurosciences Physician, Dr. Anjail Sharrief, who is also part of the UTHealth Stroke Institute shares more.
Copyright 2020 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.
'Looking to shoot somebody': Search underway for 2 men accused of murdering woman on METRO bus ▶ 1:25
'Looking to shoot somebody': Search underway for 2 men accused of murdering woman on METRO bus
Houston City Council uses $30 million from 'Stormwater Fund' to tear down abandoned buildings ▶ 1:21
Houston City Council uses $30 million from 'Stormwater Fund' to tear down abandoned buildings
The scene where a woman was fatally shot in Houston. Suspects remain at large. ▶ 0:35
The scene where a woman was fatally shot in Houston. Suspects remain at large.
Houston is FINALLY COOLING DOWN! Cold front coming on Friday. ▶ 0:36
Houston is FINALLY COOLING DOWN! Cold front coming on Friday.
Police search for 2 suspects accused of shooting woman on METRO bus in west Houston ▶ 0:35
Police search for 2 suspects accused of shooting woman on METRO bus in west Houston
With federal subsidies gone, Americans face higher healthcare premiums or risk of losing coverage ▶ 2:10
With federal subsidies gone, Americans face higher healthcare premiums or risk of losing coverage
7-year-old girl shot in the leg ▶ 0:37
7-year-old girl shot in the leg
Another day, another foggy morning ▶ 0:46
Another day, another foggy morning
City council will meet today to determine just how far the city's water funds can go ▶ 1:36
City council will meet today to determine just how far the city's water funds can go
Top Headlines for Jan. 7 ▶ 1:37
Top Headlines for Jan. 7
Houston City Council to vote on controversial $30M stormwater spending plan ▶ 0:56
Houston City Council to vote on controversial $30M stormwater spending plan
Apartment neighbor recounts events before Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera fell from high-rise ▶ 1:06
Apartment neighbor recounts events before Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera fell from high-rise
Body pulled from Buffalo Bayou in first Houston case of 2026 ▶ 1:30
Body pulled from Buffalo Bayou in first Houston case of 2026
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says ▶ 1:50
Officer did nothing until it was too late during Uvalde school shooting, prosecutor says
Houston Marathon forecast ▶ 1:47
Houston Marathon forecast
Another body found in Houston bayou; first case of 2026 ▶ 0:55
Another body found in Houston bayou; first case of 2026
80s in January? Why Houston Is Heating Up This Month ▶ 1:51
80s in January? Why Houston Is Heating Up This Month
New study ranks NRG Stadium as the third most lightning-prone World Cup venue ▶ 0:49
New study ranks NRG Stadium as the third most lightning-prone World Cup venue
Dense Fog Advisory in Houston Until 9 a.m. ▶ 0:55
Dense Fog Advisory in Houston Until 9 a.m.
Mother Claims Self-Defense After Shooting Man in North Harris County ▶ 0:42
Mother Claims Self-Defense After Shooting Man in North Harris County
Major Venezuela Development Raises Questions for Houston Energy Jobs ▶ 1:30
Major Venezuela Development Raises Questions for Houston Energy Jobs
Top stories for Jan. 6 ▶ 2:03
Top stories for Jan. 6
Florida woman wanted in connection to fake GoFundMe impersonating Hill Country flood victim’s family ▶ 0:53
Florida woman wanted in connection to fake GoFundMe impersonating Hill Country flood victim’s family
What do the U.S. actions in Venezuela mean for oil? ▶ 1:05
What do the U.S. actions in Venezuela mean for oil?
Was the U.S. action in Venezuela legal? Professor breaks it down ▶ 1:01
Was the U.S. action in Venezuela legal? Professor breaks it down
Previous photo Next photo 