4 d. ago Pete Wicks' desperate plea to give 'beloved' dog a home before he dies

Kind-hearted TV star Pete Wicks is urging Mirror readers to adopt Neapolitan Mastiff Theo who may only have months left to live because of a heart condition

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1 week ago Inside Jessie J’s health battles: From stroke and heart condition to breast cancer diagnosis

The singer, who revealed her breast cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, has battled ill-health throughout her life

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2 w. ago I was diagnosed with heart condition at 16 after GPs finally realised I was ill

Molly Cullingford, now 19, suffered chronic cramps, migraines and nausea for months before she was diagnosed with a serious heart condition

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3 w. ago Schoolboy, 15, died playing football after heart condition was wrongly diagnosed as asthma by medics with 'lack of curiosity', inquest hears

'Loved' Jake Lawler, 15, was diagnosed with the common respiratory condition after he complained of 'breathlessness' to his GP, but he actually had a rare genetic heart condition.

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3 w. ago I’m taking beta blockers for my anxiety – and so are many of my friends. Is that a problem?

Dreading the thought of giving a speech, or stressed about a big work event? Your GP may prescribe beta blockers to reduce the effects of adrenaline on your heart. Here’s what happened when I took themI first took beta blockers two years ago, when I was asked to give a eulogy. Terrible at public speaking on a good day, let alone at a funeral, my first instinct was to refuse to do it. I had made a speech at a friend’s wedding 15 years before and my legs shook so violently throughout that I thought I would collapse. This isn’t a case of being overcritical or dramatic: I find it almost impossible to stand up in front of a crowd and talk. It is an ordeal, for all involved – or it was before I took beta blockers.Beta blockers are a prescription medication that blocks adrenaline and therefore temporarily reduces the body’s reaction to stress. Routinely given to patients with heart and circulatory conditions, including angina, atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure, as well as to prev...

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4 w. ago Double tragedy as Scots dad loses son and wife to same heart condition

Craig Murray, from Glasgow, said he feels 'robbed' following the deaths of his son Chris and wife Linda - just seven years apart.

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4 w. ago Dad ‘feels robbed’ after losing wife and son to same heart condition in double tragedy

Craig Murray said the loss of his wife Linda in 2024 was made even harder by the fact she would have become a grandmother this year. The family have became ardent supporters of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), raising thousands of pounds for the charity.

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4 w. ago Man loses wife and son to same heart condition: ‘I feel robbed’

The pair ‘still had so much to do’

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4 w. ago 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.

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