The number of people across the globe suffering from high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past four decades, with the biggest rise in south Asia and Africa, researchers said on Wednesday.
Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, the last of Israel's founding fathers, was in critical condition Wednesday after suffering a major stroke and doctors were treating him in intensive care.
The former president of Singapore, S R Nathan, is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a stroke on Sunday morning, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
Singapore's finance minister, who is regarded as a potential future premier, collapsed during a cabinet meeting on Thursday due to a stroke, the country's premier said.
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is focusing on treating stroke, epilepsy and brain tumour due to the growing number of cases in Qatar, neurosurgery chairman Dr Ghanim al-Sulaiti has said.
