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Graeme Hill, 42, felt a "pop" before shooting pains spread across his upper body.

Hero medics did a CT scan which revealed the dad-of-one had an aortic dissection and required immediate open heart surgery to save his life.

Little Victoria, five, will need a transplant at some point in the future as her condition will cause her organs to fail.

Emily Patterson travels over two hours to ensure that her daugher Victoria, 5, is given the treatment she needs after being diagnosed with a rare kidney condition.

Rhea Hourigan, 19, had been visiting her aunt in Paris at the end of April when she is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.

US doctors successfully repair malformation in brain of a foetus

Rhea Hourigan, 19, was getting ready for bed when she suddenly collapsed while on holiday in Paris and her devastated family have been unable to see her

For the first time ever, a team of US doctors have performed a successful brain surgery on an unborn baby with a gestational age of 34 weeks and 2 days. The surgery was necessary to prevent the child’s heart failure and brain injury after birth.

Romeo Lloyd's family noticed the youngster was having breathing problems and rushed him to hospital where a medic instantly realised the tot's life was in danger

Around 50% of heart attacks and strokes are associated with high blood pressure - and the NHS says that getting yours checked 'could save your life'