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Dumbarton pensioner who piled on weight following heart attack sheds eight stones

Ann Barrowman opened up on how her incredible weight loss allowed her to care for her sister May.

Daily Record · Jan 25, 2023

Consett mum shows gratitude to crisis service who helped her husband before his sudden death

Mum-of-two Louise Tomlinson ran the Great North Run in memory of her husband who died suddenly of a heart attack

Chronicle Live · Jan 25, 2023

Heart attack killed prisoner in parole bid

A man serving 10 years for manslaughter died of a heart attack in his prison cell less than two weeks after applying for parole, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Jan 24, 2023

'Give me what Christian Eriksen's got' - Manchester non-league footballer returns to action after heart attack

Adam Dodd made his return for FC United at the weekend, seven months after suffering a cardiac arrest that nearly killed him, and he is now fitted with the same ICD device as Man Utd player Christian Eriksen.

Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023

Viral video of IAS officer giving CPR to a man raises questions; doctors share when and why CPR should be used

A video of IAS officer Yash Pal Garg giving CPR to an unconscious person grabbed attention on Wednesday. In the video the IAS officer can be seen giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR to a person sitting on a chair; the chair can be seen moving as the Chandigarh Health Secretary…

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2023

More than 2,000 heart attacks could occur due to missed blood pressure medication during pandemic

Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure between March 2020 and the end of July 2021

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023

Emerging from a coma: response to language can help assess states of consciousness

A man – for the sake of this exercise, let’s call him “Paul” - has a heart attack and his brain is starved of oxygen. After several resuscitations and a week in a coma, he finally opens his eyes. However, he doesn’t always appear to be present. Doctors say he…

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2023

Family pay tribute to 'awe inspiring' Scots mum who died after 20 year health battle

Gemma, who suffered from Type 1 diabetes, was was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) on November 5 where she spent weeks in intensive care after having a heart attack.

Daily Record · Jan 18, 2023

'I thought I was gonna die': Nine-month COVID battle

"I was having things I've never had before in my life like infected sinuses, then there were urinary tract infections that I hadn't had in decades."

Newcastle Herald · Jan 17, 2023

Emergency crews smash through wall of London flat to rescue 50st heart attack victim

Paramedics and firefighters knock down wall to help bring man down from Acton council flat

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023