New research has found the number of Australians suffering a stroke each year is increasing. More than 45,000 Aussies experienced a stroke last year, equivalent to  one person every 11 minutes.

Luke Grant chats with CEO of the Stroke Foundation, Dr Lisa Murphy, to find out why stroke numbers are on the rise and to discuss this month's Stride4Stroke campaign, which sees participants set an activity goal to to lower their own stroke risk and raise funds for prevention and research.

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