8 h. ago Chinese scientists claim important breakthrough in developing vaccine for stroke and heart attack

Vaccine ‘cocktail’ protects mice against build-up of plaque in arteries

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11 h. ago ‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue | Nesrine Malik

A winding down of operations in Gaza has allowed Israel to turn its attention to the West Bank, with devastating effectsIt has been just over six weeks since a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, and it’s clear that it would more accurately be called a “reduce” fire, rather than a cessation. Scores of people are still being killed; enough, in any other scenario, to be deemed both alarming and newsworthy. More than 100 people have died since 19 January, Gaza’s civil defence service spokesperson says. Those killings constitute, alongside other breaches, a grim record of hundreds of reported ceasefire violations by the Israeli government.The latest among them is Israeli authorities’ decision to halt humanitarian aid into Gaza, in order to put pressure on Hamas to accept new ceasefire terms: mere hours after the first phase of the ceasefire expired, Israel cut off all supplies. In doing so, Israel is using food and civilian relief as a political tool to achieve its objectives, a move th...

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25 h. ago Prince William's friend Pastor Mick Fleming reveals childhood horror when his sister died aged 20 the day after he was raped by a stranger in a park

In his new book, Walk In My Shoes, due to be released in early March, Mick, from Burnley, opened up about a 'massive' heart attack which led to him having a near-death experience.

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50 h. ago Virtual reality in solitary confinement isn’t a Black Mirror episode. It’s happening in California

Creative Acts works to get people out of prison with an unlikely tool reporting a 96% reduction in infractions from participantsOne Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft cell for the first time in three weeks. Correctional officers escorted her to the common area of the Central California Women’s Facility and chained her hands and feet to a metal table, on top of which sat a virtual reality headset. Two and a half years into a five-year prison sentence, Royal was about to see Thailand for the first time.When she first put on the headset, Royal immediately had an aerial view of a cove. Soon after, her view switched to a boat moving fairly fast with buildings on either side of the water. In the boat was a man with a backpack, and it was as if she were sitting beside him. With accompanying meditative music and narration, the four-minute scene took Royal across a crowded Thai market, through ancient ruins, on a tuk-tuk (a three-wheeled rickshaw) and into a...

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61 h. ago 'This is life or death': Wales has a masterplan for women's healthcare but there's something missing

"Would you rather be incontinent or die of a heart attack at 45 because no-one noticed your symptoms are different to a man?"

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3 d. ago Maradona’s medics are set to go on trial over the Argentinian football legend’s death. His daughter claims there was a cover

Diego Maradona died in 2020 after suffering a heart attack in his sleep but there are questions over his care beforehand, Alex Croft writes

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3 d. ago Cutting common food slashes cancer and heart attack risk 15pc

New research has found people should be using vegetable oils instead to boost health

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5 d. ago NHS urged to offer single daily pill to 'slash heart attack and stroke risk' in over

Experts say the four-in-one 'polypill' could prevent thousands of deadly heart attacks and strokes

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5 d. ago NHS should offer ‘polypill’ to slash heart attack and stroke risk, experts claim

The BMJ previously called the polypill strategy ‘one of the most important contributions to medicine in 50 years’

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5 d. ago Female bodybuilder Jodi Vance dies aged just 20 after suffering heart attack

Female bodybuilder Jodi Vance attended the Arnold Sports Festival before passing away due to heart issues which arose due to severe dehydration in Columbus Ohio

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5 d. ago NHS should give statins to ALL people over 50 to reduce heart attacks and strokes by 1,000s, scientists say

Currently the NHS provides a health check for those in this age group every five years - but this system could now be replaced.

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5 d. ago Districts warn of ‘human misery’ as homelessness grant is set to be slashed

Analysis shows that many areas with housing pressures are facing significant reductions in a grant dedicated to preventing people losing their homes.

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5 d. ago Female bodybuilder dies suddenly aged just 20 after vomiting during competition

The bodybuilder had been attending a US sports festival to support athletes she had been coaching in February before she tragically passed away from a heart attack

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6 d. ago Bodybuilding prodigy Jodi Vance, 20, dies from heart attack at Ohio fitness festival, family says

The young bodybuilder’s ‘heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration’ according to her family

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6 d. ago Bodybuilder Jodi Vance, 20, dies from heart attack at Ohio fitness festival

The young bodybuilder’s ‘heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration’ according to her family

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6 d. ago Scots gran 'almost had a heart attack' after disabled parking bay was suddenly moved

Nan Geddes said everything had been "absolutely fine" after speaking to Ayrshire Live last year before finding the disabled parking bay had been removed in February.

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6 d. ago 'I thought it was just an anxiety attack but it led to me getting a new heart'

Lucy Smith, 23, from Dumfries and Galloway, thought she was burnt out from working long hours as a carer when in reality she was suffering from a life-threatening condition

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6 d. ago Young Scot opens up on "anxiety attack" that led to heart transplant

A week after the gruelling operation her family was told to prepare to lose Lucy as her body was showing signs of rejecting the new organ.

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6 d. ago Fiscal 'heart attack' looms for US due to Donald Trump's spending plans, warns top fund manager

Ray Dalio, founder of asset manager Bridgewater Associates, said Trump's plan to cut taxes while ramping up spending would trigger a meltdown

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7 d. ago 'Doctors said I had anxiety but I was having a heart attack aged 44'

The mum-of-two from Edinburgh was about to discharge herself from hospital before medics changed their minds.

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