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'My husband's selfish children did not support him during cancer treatment - I'm annoyed'

Coleen Nolan has advice for a reader whose 79-year-old husband is in remission from cancer and lives with a pacemaker. She says his children's distance upsets him

Daily Mirror

Bannockburn cyclist prepares for gruelling trek in memory of tragic nephew

The 85 mile race will see riders move through Highland Perthshire - with Ed raising money for a children's charity.

Daily Record

79-year-old man with pacemaker climbs fifth highest mountain in the world

Makalu, at 27,825ft it is the fifth highest mountain in the world with a base camp as high as Mont Blanc, but it a mountain which is climbed far less often than other Himalayan peaks

Daily Mirror

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Pub landlady, 87, says she's 'not old enough to retire' and plans to keep pouring pints

Judith Birkett has been in the pub trade for 40 years and wants to keep working despite needing pacemaker fitted.

Daily Record

Meet the 90-year-old oldest goalkeeper in the world with a pacemaker and hip replacements — and is still going strong

Alan Camsell has no intention of stopping any time soon and is still flinging himself about between the sticks in Wales

Wales Online

Girl who died in park over Easter weekend had 'problem with her pacemaker', says witness

Mothers in the South Yorkshire park told of children running over and shouting "it's her pacemaker" - a device which sends electrical pulses to the heart to keep it beating regularly

Daily Mirror

Silvio Berlusconi in intensive care in Milan hospital

Former PM has had a pacemaker for years

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Glasgow man who had pacemaker fitted at five days old set to take on half marathon

Ross Falconer, 23, has had five further pacemaker operations during his lifetime and is running the marathon to raise money for the Glasgow hospital unit which saved his life.

Glasgow Live

New study suggests your smartwatch could be harming you

A new study confirms that certain smartwatch features are dangerous to use for people with pacemakers and other cardiac implants.

Evening Standard

Wearable fitness trackers could interfere with cardiac devices, study finds

Bioimpedance sensing technologies as used in smartwatches could affect implanted devices like pacemakers

The Guardian - UK

'I was told three times by doctors that heart palpitations were anxiety - now I have a pacemaker'

Jade Cooke actually had a muscle disease and was at risk of cardiac arrest

Wales Online

West Lothian vet saves life of beloved pet when the chips were down

VSS in Livingston fitted an emergency pacemaker to 10-year-old whippet, Chips

Daily Record

Pacemaker users advised to avoid induction stoves over interference fears surrounding magnetic fields

They are fast becoming one of the most popular new kitchen appliances, but around 200,000 Australians have to avoid them while they are in operation.

ABC News

Pensioner says ‘do not resuscitate’ order was signed without his permission after hospital seizure

Pat Burke, 82, was visiting the QEQM hospital in Margate, Kent, for a routine check-up on his pacemaker when he had a seizure in the waiting room

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow cancer survivor 'won't let kids down' with free Santa's Grotto despite life-changing surgery

Linda Dempster is set to have a pacemaker on her bowel fitted next week, however, she is currently focussed on ensuring the kids of Possilpark have an unforgettable Christmas experience.

Chronicle Live

Sister's heartfelt tribute to Newcastle United super fan, 29, who 'deserved the world'

Kelly Marie-Pearce, who was a huge fan of Alan Shearer, died from CRPS after developing the chronic illness due to complications with a pacemaker

Wales Online

Woman survives on diet of biscuits due to rare chronic illness

Talia Sinnott says she loves food and longs to be able to enjoy a Christmas dinner - but plain biscuits and crackers are all she can keep down

The Independent UK

Patient first in UK to have leadless pacemaker fitted in one-hour procedure

Retired policeman David Mills, 56, had the device fitted at the at University Hospital Southampton.

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Daily Record

Scots gran gets new heart after spending just 12 days on transplant list

Pearl Thompson, 58, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a disease which makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body.

Liverpool Echo

Man, 54, had his 'life saved' by Apple smart watch

David underwent life-saving surgery to fit a pacemaker after his watch alerted him to his dangerously low heart rate

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Mishriff likely to cash in on lack of pace in King George

Quality field at Ascot lacks an obvious pacemaker but James Doyle is a razor-sharp tactician

The Hindu

KIMSHEALTH fixes capsule-size pacemaker on patient

Correction for irregular heartbeat

Tribune News Service

What if hospice services weren’t just for the dying?

Gloria Foster wasn’t ready for hospice, even though, with a prognosis of less than six months to live, she qualified for it. She was debilitated by diabetes and congestive heart failure, and was living with both a pacemaker and a device to help pump blood from her heart to the…

Evening Standard

Erik Sowinski interview: Life as a Diamond League pacemaker

Flick on tomorrow night’s Prefontaine Classic for the prestigious Bowerman Mile and while all the talk will be of the latest instalment of the burgeoning rivalry between Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Timothy Cheruiyot, Olympic and world champions, respectively, the man likely to spend just as much time on your TV screen…

The Independent UK

John Fetterman wins Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Senate seat on day he is fitted for pacemaker after stroke

Electing Fetterman to Senate ‘would be big step forward for Pennsylvania’s working people’, Biden says

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