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The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Worried mum told her son was vomiting because he was hungover - the next day he was dead

Joshua Kerfoot became unwell and started throwing up after a Friday night out in October last year - after being sick for a few days, he suffered a heart attack and tragically died

Daily Mirror

Man told he had hangover dies from heart attack after 'chronic' cannabis use

Joshua Kerfoot died in October in 2022 after paramedics told his mum his sickness was due to a hangover.

Daily Record

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'Loving' son, 27, dies from heart attack after 'chronic cannabis use'

Joshua Kerfoot's mum paid tribute to her son after his sudden death

Liverpool Echo

Man told he had hangover died, age 27, after heart attack brought on by cannabis

Paramedics were called but put Josh's vomiting down to a heavy night out

Wales Online

Woman feels 'abandoned' after surgery tells her to find new practice two weeks after heart attack

The couple were advised upon Gail's return home that she would need to make an appointment with their GP at Daybrook Medical Practice

Nottingham Post

Trainee nurse, 22, dies after bungling medics inserted breathing tube wrongly

Jodie McCann, 22, died after a breathing tube was incorrectly inserted while she was in hospital with pancreatitis, and a coroner said she would likely be alive today but for the error

Daily Mirror

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Catching Covid can trigger deadly side effect months later, study finds

‘Higher age and male sex are two important risk factors for getting severely sick with Covid-19’

The Independent UK

Inside Paul O'Grady's determined three-year battle to save his own life

Legendary broadcaster Paul O'Grady died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 67 last month, after battling numerous health problems for years

Daily Mirror

Dad's 3,000-mile tribute to daughter who died in her sleep

The money will go towards delivering hundreds of heart tests for young people in Nottingham.

Nottingham Post

Red yeast rice: health benefits, risks of this wildly popular nutritional supplement

One disadvantage is the presence of potentially harmful compounds such as citrinin, which can harm kidney function and impair fertility. Look for citrinin-free RYR.

Chicago Sun-Times

Talking therapies could reduce future risk of heart disease, study suggests

The therapies can help with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety and depression.

The Independent UK

Cancer survivors may be at heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

UK Biobank study suggests heart scans could help identify early damage and guide post-treatment care

The Guardian - UK

Patients waiting up to an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered, figures show

Those phoning 111 are waiting up to three hours before the phone is picked up, data shows

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Ray Romano reveals 'widowmaker' health scare: 'I had 90% blockage'

Ray Romano recently had something nobody loves: a "widowmaker"-related health scare.

The Independent UK

Scientists create ‘mini beating heart’ in a petri dish in major medical breakthrough

Groundbreaking development paves the way to develop treatments for a wide range of heart defects

Daily Mirror

Chemists call for extra funds for heart care so they can ease pressure on NHS

The Company Chemists’ Association urged the Government to stump up more cash so pharmacies can become 'the first port of call for cardiovascular care' by delivering more blood pressure checks

Daily Mirror

Flight attendant reveals airlines make plane food saltier on purpose

If you are trying to keep to a health level of salt then chowing down on plane food too regularly isn't going to make it easy as its packed full of the white stuff

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Mum-of-two has been living in hospital for a year while she waits for life-saving operation

Jenna Williams, 38, from Bargoed in Wales, has been living at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham while she waits for a vital heart operation

Liverpool Echo

'Miracle' baby 'knows a piece of him is missing' after twin's tragic death

"When I hold him, it feels like he knows something's wrong, there's a piece of him missing. He knows his brother is no longer with us"

Daily Record

Scots teen 'not responding' to lung treatment needs urgent life-saving transplant

"Unfortunately, someone else needs to lose their life for her to receive it and it’s overwhelming thinking back at it."

Liverpool Echo

Mum and dad collapse within hours of each other and need to share ambulance

"Her eyes were rolling, she was shaking, she was clenching her mouth. She couldn't really breathe. She seemed as though she was gasping for breath."

Daily Record

Paul O'Grady's 'no fear' comments about life remembered as cause of death is confirmed

Paul's death certificate has revealed that he died from a sudden cardiac arrhythmia.

Chronicle Live

Paul O'Grady's cause of death confirmed weeks after TV star died age 67

TV icon Paul died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia, his official death certificate confirms

Liverpool Echo

Paul O'Grady's cause of death confirmed after dying suddenly at home

The TV star died aged 67

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