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100,000 Stroke Victims Every Year, Professor Emphasizes FAST Acronym to Lower Numbers

100,000 Stroke Victims Every Year, Professor Emphasizes FAST Acronym to Lower Numbers

SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With 100,000 reported apoplexy (stroke) victims every year, measures to limit the severity of the effects have become crucial. On October 29, designated as ‘World Stroke Day’ by the World Stroke Organization, professor Heoh Seong-hyuk of Kyunghee University Medical Center said that remembering FAST — which stands for Facial [...]