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Woman who ‘couldn’t run to front door’ doing London Marathon in father’s honour

A mother-of-two who once “couldn’t even run to the front door” is taking on the London Marathon in memory of her father who died 10 years ago from heart failure. Navinder Molyneux said her world “came to a complete halt” when her beloved father ...

30 Sept 2022 at 15:01

Leading Scots cardiologist named head of British Society for Heart Failure

A top Scottish cardiologist has been appointed chairman of the British Society for Heart Failure (BSH). Professor Roy Gardner, a consultant cardiologist at NHS Golden Jubilee in Clydebank, and also an expert adviser to organisations such as ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Record number of heart transplants carried out in Scotland last year

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Record number of heart transplants carried in Scotland out last year

Specialist doctors in Scotland have carried out a record number of heart transplants in the past year, the Scottish Government has said. Medics at the Scottish National Advanced Heart Failure Service (SNAHFS) at the Golden Jubilee Hospital ...

24 Apr 2023 at 13:33

Scotland

New drugs approved to treat migraines and heart failure in Scotland

A new treatment for migraines has been approved for use on the NHS In Scotland in what has been hailed as a “positive step forward” for sufferers. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) approved rimegepant, also known under the trade ...

09 May 2023 at 17:27

Motoring News

Brakes and tyres behind most ‘dangerous’ MOT faults

Issues with tyres and brakes are the source of the ‘most serious’ MOT failures, according to new data. Though problems with lights, reflectors and indicators are the most common reasons that cars fail their MOT, it is issues with ...

13 Mar 2023 at 09:33

Health

Dad who planned own funeral after heart failure given ‘second chance at life’ and attempts go-kart Guinness World Record

A dad who planned his own funeral after going into heart failure has seen his life turn around after the disease rekindled romance with his childhood sweetheart and stem cell treatment saved his life and led him to attempt a ...

15 Aug 2023 at 07:00

Crime

Man with end-stage kidney failure paid builder nearly £120,000 for at-home treatment room but house left ‘in tatters’

A man with end-stage kidney failure hired a builder to create an at-home dialysis treatment room, paying him nearly £120,000 in weekly instalments, but he stopped turning up and left the family home “in tatters”. Martin ...

05 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Health

Nine-year-old who went from cross country race to open-heart surgery raises £10k to thank charities

A nine-year-old boy who went from competing in a cross country race to, within a day, fighting for his life on a ventilator after going into heart failure, has raised £10,000 to thank the charities that helped him and ...

04 Sept 2023 at 12:54

Health

Man who was on deathbed now living dream as stand-up comic thanks to heart transplant from ‘lad taken in prime of life’

A university lecturer has been inspired to “seize life” and become a stand-up comedian after being given a “second chance” thanks to a heart transplant, saying “I also owe it to that lad who was taken in the prime of ...

05 Sept 2023 at 12:28

Health

Doctor who had heart transplant at 29 gets engaged at spot where she suggested her ashes be scattered

A doctor who underwent a heart transplant at the age of 29 after her heart function dropped to just 12 per cent says she now relates “more than ever” to her patients, and celebrated her transplant anniversary by ...

18 Jan 2024 at 11:43

First UK patient fitted with pen lid-size sensor to give heart failure alert

A heart failure patient has become the first in the UK to be fitted with an early warning sensor the size of a pen lid which gives off an alert if their condition deteriorates. Consultant cardiologists Dr ...

12 Feb 2023 at 02:45

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Vaping may cause ‘substantial’ increase in risk of heart failure

New research has suggested that vaping may cause a “substantial” increase in the risk of heart failure, People who have vaped at any point were 19% more likely to develop heart failure compared with ...

03 Apr 2024 at 12:33

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