All around the country – in health centres, schools and even old phone boxes – public access defibrillators are being installed to help people treat cardiac arrest. But would you be brave enough to actually use one in a real-life emergency? According to a study led the University of Warwick, many people are reluctant to […]
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Heart attack symptoms may have been missed in one in six heart attack patients admitted to hospital in England who later died, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. The authors, from Imperial College London, say more research is urgently needed to establish whether it is possible to predict the risk […]
Let’s start with the good news. If you are unlucky enough to suffer a major heart attack, you are more likely than ever to survive it. One of the principle reasons is that the NHS in England now has a network of heart attack centres around the country, close to where you live. There are […]
‘If people suffer a cardiac attest, they need to be treated with a defibrillator or meaningful CPR within four to five minutes to increase their chances of survival. Sudden cardiac arrest is not a problem for the ambulance service. It is a problem for the community. The aim is to ensure all communities have a […]
Calcium pills, which are taken by around five million people in the UK, are popular among those who don’t get enough calcium in their diet. However, there are potential downsides to popping the OTC pills, according to researchers. Taking the bone-strengthening supplements may double the risk of having a heart attack. There are around 124,000 heart attacks in the […]
Last week, I wrote a special report for the Good Health section of the Daily Mail which was definitely a headline grabber. In fact, it was clickbait too when it appeared on the Health channel of MailOnline. As of writing this blog, 407 people have commented on it and it has been shared 617 times. […]
The news that there were 33,000 avoidable deaths following heart attacks in England and Wales is truly shocking and highlights the epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the UK. According to new research published last week in the European Heart Journal, six in seven of the 40,000 non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) heart attack patients a […]
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