It was about 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning when Amanda Tanner and her husband were suddenly jolted out of sleep by their dog.

For brain injury patients or stroke survivors, learning to live again requires a different set of skills.

May is Stroke Awareness Month. The quicker you identify the signs of a stroke, the quicker you can get help, and the better the outcome.

Your lifestyle could be fueling a future of gum problems and premature teeth loss.

Stroke is the number five cause of death in the U.S. - but did you know that 80-percent of strokes are preventable? The acronym "B.E. F.A.S.T." can help you remember the warning signs.

According to the Center for Disease Control, one in five adults experience long-haul COVID-19.

Oct. 29 is National Stroke Awareness Day and while many may associate strokes with advanced age, the percentage of people under the age of 45 is on the rise. KPRC 2 spoke to a neurologist about what’s going on with younger adults having strokes, and how a person’s lifestyle may be a contributing factor.

When 66-year-old Oswald Reedus had a stroke in 2014, he lost the ability to walk, talk and use his left arm.

This is stroke awareness month.

Stroke is something that affects many of us, whether it’s happened to us personally or to someone we love, but oftentimes, the perception is that strokes can only happen to older people. That assumption is wrong.

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and every year more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke.

A neurologist shares what to look out for to help prevent and treat strokes.

Did you know, stroke is the nation’s fifth leading cause of death?

Houstonians have enjoyed Bernard Pierre Senior’s music at restaurants, bars and clubs throughout the region for nearly 20 years.

Kristen Aguirre, by all accounts, did everything right: She wanted to deliver the news, and work as a storyteller, especially for underserved communities -- and after college, she landed TV jobs in Quincy, Illinois; Flint, Michigan; and then Denver, working as a reporter and anchor. It seemed like nothing could stop her. Until she was blindsided by a ischemic stroke that hit the motor strip of her brain.

Stroke is something that affects many of us, whether it's happened to us personally or to someone we love, but oftentimes, the perception is that strokes can only happen to older people.

NEW YORK – The family of Sinbad says the comedian-actor is recovering from a recent stroke. The Adkins family says in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday that "it is out of sincere love that we share Sinbad, our beloved husband and father, is recovering from a recent stroke. The 64-year-old Sinbad, born David Adkins, is known for his stand-up work and appearances in the sitcoms “A Different World” and “The Sinbad Show.” The entertainer has also appeared in several movies. “Our family thanks you in advance for your love and support and ask for continued prayers for his healing. We also ask that you please respect our privacy during this time,” the family statement read.