4 h. ago Health warning as people ignore surprisingly common heart failure symptom

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

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22 h. ago Newlywed, 44, claims hotel 'error' left him fighting for his life with sudden heart failure

Thomas Coupland, 44, spent a week in Italy with his wife Natasha as they took to celebrate tying the knot, but the holiday quickly became a nightmare.

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24 h. ago Hotel error leaves newlywed, 44, fighting for his life with sudden heart failure

Thomas Coupland, 44, spent a week in Italy with his wife Natasha as they took to celebrate tying the knot, but the holiday quickly became a nightmare.

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2 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

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3 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

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3 d. ago One fruit is 'greater' at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt from your diet

A new study shines a light on preventing the condition that can lead to a series of health complications, including heart failure and stroke.

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3 d. ago My parents holding hands after their assisted deaths: Martin Roemers’ most personal photograph

‘Their lives were getting harder, even with help. They did not want to go to a nursing home and neither wanted to live without the other. So it made sense for them to leave this life together’This is a photo of my parents right after their deaths, in Assen, the Netherlands, on 1 May 2024. My father Klaas Roemers was 90, my mother Fenny Roemers-Visser was 86.They had a good life and a very happy marriage, but the last years were difficult. They were both sick and exhausted. Both had heart failure, my mother had a lot of pain. Both were in a really bad shape. They still lived in their own house but life was getting harder and harder, even with help. They did not want to go to a nursing home and neither wanted to live without the other – they wanted to step out of life together. They were afraid one would die naturally and the other would be left behind. They were very close, and did everything together, really everything – so it made sense they would leave this life together. Continue...

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3 d. 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...

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3 d. 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

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4 d. ago Why having untreated high blood pressure could be a RISK FACTOR FOR dementia

For years we've known high blood pressure is bad for your health. It raises your risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Now it's clear high blood pressure is also a major cause of dementia.

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4 d. ago Why having 'normal' blood pressure could be a sign of dementia

For years we've known high blood pressure is bad for your health. It raises your risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. Now it's clear high blood pressure is also a major cause of dementia.

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4 d. ago Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell died from natural causes after becoming seriously ill with severe heart and kidney failure, coroner rules

Manchester Coroner's Court heard he was 'desperately unwell' when he was admitted to hospital months before his death and had lost more than half of his body weight.

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7 d. ago Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94

Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard DreyfussTed Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian Press that he had died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he lived. His son Thomas said: “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones.”In an amazingly varied career, Kotcheff’s work ranged from hardhitting TV plays and low-budget features in the UK, to hit Hollywood comedies and prestige-laden award-winners and cult films. Kate Kotcheff said: “He was an amazing storyteller. He was an incredible, larger than life character [and] he was a director who could turn his hand to anything.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man's 'puffy face' when he was hungover actually a key sign of rare and life

An unnamed 33-year-old Chinese suffered the classic sign of a hangover but a misdiagnosis from medics left him suffering from dangerous heart failure.

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9 d. ago Poor hearing increases early death risk due to 'significant' link to heart failure

A recent study found a link between hearing health and the risk of heart failure.

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1 week ago The surprising symptom linked to 'higher risk of heart failure'

A new study suggests a common part of ageing could be an early warning sign of heart problems

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1 week ago Heart failure warning as people told not to ignore surprisingly common symptom

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

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1 week ago Poor hearing may heighten the risk of death, new study finds

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

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