Weekly round-up: Your guide to stroke prevention

Around half of the UK's 500,000 stroke survivors depend on others for their care as a result. [View in browser]( [Patient Access](   ☰✕ [Latest features]( [Symptom checker]( [Community]( [Topics](   Welcome to the Patient weekly round-up! Below you will find a range of new and popular topics from across the site, but don’t forget you can access even more articles, recipes and videos at [Patient.info](. Featured this week [Your guide to stroke prevention]( Every year, around 120,000 people in the UK have a stroke. The proportion of people who die following a stroke has almost halved since 2000. However, around half of the UK's 500,000 stroke survivors depend on others for their care as a result. Knowing your risk factors, getting them treated, and making simple changes to your lifestyle can cut your risk of stroke dramatically. [Read more]( You might have missed [Do you really need to walk 10,000 steps a day?]( [What causes arthritis?]( Featured video [[ratio]  ]( [What is rosacea? | Patient Explainers]( Rosacea is a skin condition that affects parts of your face. Symptoms can include facial flushing, facial redness, spots, thickening of your skin, and eye problems such as dry eyes and sore eyelids. Not all symptoms occur in all cases. Rosacea affects about 1 in 10 people in the UK, usually in middle age. Many cases are mild.  [Watch here]( [Patient Access]( [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter](   © Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Registered in England and Wales.   Registered number: 10004395 Registered office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds LS19 6BA. Patient is a UK registered trade mark.   You have received this email because you are subscribed to the Patient newsletters. However, if you'd rather not receive them, you can [ unsubscribe here.](  [Terms & conditions]( [Privacy policy]( [Support]( [Sign in](