6 h. ago Common sleeping habit could be early red flag for stroke or heart failure

The common habit causes poor quality of sleep which could heighten the risk of developing hypertension

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11 h. ago One night time habit could be a warning sign for heart failure or stroke

A study has found that people who do this habit are more likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure.

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55 h. ago Doctors issue warning as common sleep habit is linked to risk of early death in major study

We have all been warned about the dangers of not getting enough sleep, but getting too much sleep can also put our brain health at risk, new research shows.

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57 h. ago Grim Victorian Syphilis disease hits 'alarming' record high in UK as map shows hotspots

If left untreated, the disease can lead to severe, long-term symptoms, and life-threatening issues like heart failure, blindness, dementia, and stroke - potentially leading to death

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1 week ago Scots man who collapsed in Florida may never walk again if family can't bring him home

Gordon Milloy suffered heart and kidney failure, which triggered multiple strokes. His brother Brian found him fighting for his life on his bathroom floor.

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1 week ago Around 3,000 lives could be saved ‘by changes to heart failure treatment’

Some 614,000 adults in England are affected by heart failure.

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2 w. ago 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

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2 w. ago 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.

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3 w. ago Coroner has ‘no doubt’ diagnosis could have prevented death of baby boy

Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday.

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3 w. ago ‘Unacceptable’ delayed scan could have prevented baby’s death, inquest hears

Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday.

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3 w. ago Major study identifies common sleep habit that's linked to an early death

The researchers, who studied almost 90,000 people, found that these alarming associations remained after accounting for factors like age, sex and body weight.

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4 w. ago High blood pressure cases are rising – three ways to prevent hypertension at home

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common condition that affects a third of adults in the UK and can cause stroke, heart attack and kidney failure if left untreated

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4 w. ago Simple check could predict heart failure risk better than BMI

The new test could fix the issues with BMI and only takes a few seconds

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