6 h. ago Face and speech symptom that could require ‘urgent heart treatment’ in hospital

Knowing what can wait for a GP and what needs an ambulance can be life-saving

Science

25 h. ago Emma Willis makes red carpet return after heart surgery reveal

The presenter said she spent 48 years ‘blissfully unaware’ of the heart condition, only discovering it recently before undergoing treatment

Politics

5 d. ago Lyme disease symptoms warning as delay in treatment could hurt heart, brain and bones

Fans know the condition all too well after it’s forced a number of celebrities bow out of the limelight

Events

9 d. ago The ‘game changer’ heart failure treatment trialled in the UK that cuts deaths by two

St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales, became the first two hospitals in the UK to treat patients with the innovative method

Events

9 d. ago The ‘game changer’ heart failure treatment trialled in the UK that cuts deaths by two thirds

St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, and Morriston Hospital in Swansea, Wales, became the first two hospitals in the UK to treat patients with the innovative method

Events

1 week ago British hospitals introduce treatment for heart failure that cuts deaths by 62%

‘Gamechanger’ brought in after success of trial offering larger doses of drugs within first two weeks of treatment People in Britain with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global study found that this led to a huge fall in deaths.Experts say the new approach could mean those with the potentially fatal condition start receiving their ideal amount of medication within two weeks of diagnosis rather than after many months. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain’s first to get lifesaving ‘chemotherapy

Paul Curtis said he ‘got his life back’ by trusting specialists at St George’s Hospital, Tooting

Events

1 week ago Pub landlord paralysed on Benidorm holiday after glass of wine wakes up to £60k bill

Robert Atkinson, affectionately known as 'Benidorm Bob', is now reportedly being 'held hostage' at the Spanish hospital after requiring urgent medical attention

Economics

1 week ago Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter review – a headlong rush through the turbulent Aids era

Porter’s urgent prose propels the reader into the gay scene of the 1980s and early 90s as his protagonist’s life is torn apart by the HIV crisisThe humble comma, normally so easily overlooked within a page of text, is clearly Charlie Porter’s weapon of choice for his debut novel. Here, he wields it to propel his narrative forward in the kind of urgent, endless staccato rush that sometimes requires the reader to look briefly up and away, if only to gulp at some fresh air.Nova Scotia House, the 51-year-old journalist’s first work of fiction after two books on fashion, tells the story of living through the Aids crisis of the 1980s and early 90s, and how those who survived it will be forever accompanied by the ghostly presence of those who didn’t.Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter is published by Particular Books (£18.99). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Hospitals have written off more than £250 MILLION owed by foreign patients... because of failures to check they were entitled to NHS treatment

Escalating debts from health tourists - who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment - is creating a growing black hole in NHS finances.

Economics

4 w. ago EasyJet flight forced into emergency landing as pilot pleads for help

An easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a woman slipped out of consciousness – once the flight landed the woman was met by paramedics and 'requiring urgent medical attention'

Politics