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Worst places in the UK to have a heart stoppage identified

The British Heart Foundation has highlighted the UK’s ‘defibrillator deserts’.

Evening Standard

Health warnings issued as parts of UK brace for approaching heatwave

Yellow heat-health alerts have been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for most of England which are in force until 6pm on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Doctors can now detect heart failure by scanning this other body part

The scanner uses technology similar to facial recognition on a patient’s foot

The Independent UK

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AI foot scanner could keep people with heart failure out of hospital – study

The device – roughly the size of a smart speaker – is installed at a patient’s bedside at home.

The Independent UK

Eight things you should be doing to protect the health of your heart

Water, sleep, and the Mediterranean diet can all help

The Independent UK

How to look after your heart health this summer

Prioritise sleep, move your body and know your numbers, say the experts.

The Independent UK

Man loses wife and son to same heart condition: ‘I feel robbed’

The pair ‘still had so much to do’

The Independent UK

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‘Hard-won progress’ on cardiovascular disease risks being lost, charity warns

The British Heart Foundation said Scottish heart health declined at the start of the 2020s.

Evening Standard

Heart health in the UK is declining rapidly in ‘worrying trend’. Here’s why

Cardiovascular deaths in working-age adults have risen by 18 per cent since 2019, according to analysis by the British Heart Foundation (BHF)

The Independent UK

Father ‘feels robbed’ after losing wife and son to same heart condition

Craig Murray, from Glasgow, said the loss of his wife Linda in 2024 was made even harder by the fact she would have become a grandmother this year.

Evening Standard

Simple £5 blood test could help prevent thousands of heart attacks, study says

Researchers suggest troponin tests could help detect ‘silent’ harm and predict the risk of future cardiovascular events

The Guardian - UK

O’Neill ‘did not see ex-press officer McMonagle at Stormont event’

The independent Assembly Commissioner for Standards, Dr Melissa McCullough, has found that Ms O’Neill did not breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

The Independent UK

Rivals actress joins best friend for London Marathon tribute to late husband

Lisa McGrillis, who plays Valerie Jones, is fundraising for the British Heart Foundation with Mary Cann whose husband Nigel died from a heart attack.

Evening Standard

Health experts condemn ‘infuriating’ figures showing rise in fast food shops

The Office for Health Improvement & Disparities figures look at shops selling foods such as burgers, pizza, kebabs, Chinese and fried chicken.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Ben’s heart suddenly stopped at the age of 16. His best friend’s mother saved his life

Exclusive: ‘I just went into autopilot really, thinking I can’t let this boy die in my house,’ said Lucinda-Hill Chambers

The Guardian - UK

Algorithm could help prevent thousands of strokes in UK each year

Tool uses machine learning to analyse medical data for red flags relating to undiagnosed atrial fibrillation

The Independent UK

AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Coronation Street’s shock Gail Platt storyline: Five heart attack signs women need to know

Gail could be on her way out

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The Independent UK

Husband finds mother-of-two dead in bed after rare condition showed no warning signs

Ruby Lockwood’s family had to hold her funeral and cremate her without knowing how she died

The Independent UK

Everyday foods need cigarette-style warnings to prevent disease, campaigners say

The recommendation is amongst a raft of “bold” measures recommended by health experts

The Guardian - UK

Hard-hitting warning labels should be on everyday food, say campaigners

Health charities call for taxes on salty products and bans on junk food sponsorship of sport to help cut deaths from heart disease

Evening Standard

Lowering cholesterol levels early in life reduces risk of heart disease - study

High cholesterol increases risk of condition that causes arteries to narrow

The Independent UK

‘Fit and healthy’ father, 27, died suddenly after cardiac arrest while driving home from football match

British Heart Foundation say 12 people under 35 die of sudden cardiac death each week in UK

The Independent UK

New AI tool ‘can rapidly rule out heart attacks in people attending A&E’

Rapid-RO could help tens of thousands avoid unnecessary hospital stays each year, researchers say.

Evening Standard

Early heart disease deaths in Barking and Dagenham double those of richest areas

British Heart Foundation says ‘urgent action’ needed to prevent further deaths

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