‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
The Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelvedAt the end of July 2025, Michael Kiwanuka was back home in…
Experience: a brain surgeon dropped part of my skull on the floor
I was a healthy 34-year-old when a mass of blood vessels ruptured close to my brain. It took three neurosurgeons and a risky 16-hour operation to fix meOn a Sunday in May 2017, I was at the gym and using a chest press when there was this pop. It wasn’t a…
Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ condition, research reveals
Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosedOnly half of people being treated by a GP for high blood pressure in England have it under control, and millions more are completely unaware…
Michael Kiwanuka says he faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery from stroke
Mercury prize-winner reveals ‘quite severe’ bleed was why he’d missed support slots with Mumford & Sons this yearThe British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka has said he has suffered a stroke and faces a “long tough journey” on the road to…