Letter from Haiti
Dr Javid Abdelmoneim travelled to Haiti in 2010 to assist in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. In the midst of the mayhem, a patient...
Heart & Lung
The Heart & Lung section explores heart and lung health, covering topics like personal lung cancer experiences, WHO’s anti-smoking strategies, heart attack awareness in women, and hypertension’s impact. It also highlights technological advancements in heart failure detection, strategies to reduce stroke risk, and the role of vitamin D in preventing atrial fibrillation. This section emphasizes the importance of comprehensive health awareness and innovative treatments in heart and lung care.
Avoid Holiday Heart Syndrome
The holidays are just around the corner and thousands of us will be heading to warmer climes for a relaxing break - but don't become...
To tourniquet or not tourniquet?
News that knife crime convictions in England and Wales are at a record high – courts dealt with 19,000 cases in 2016 with increases driven...
Missing early signs of heart attack
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...
Remote monitoring for heart patients
Five years ago, I was very excited about the future of digital healthcare and telemedicine. Today, I take a more nuanced view. In my opinion,...
Cascade testing for genetic heart conditions
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is much more common than people realise. We now know that it probably affects around one in 250 people in the UK,...
4Ts of diabetes
Children need to know the warning signs of diabetes, says charity Diabetes UK. Easy to remember, the 4Ts will help them and their parents identify...
Your Health: Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Stanford Cardiologist Joshua Knowles, MD, PhD
Stanford cardiologist Joshua Knowles, MD, explains familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetically inherited disease that causes the body's inability to clear high levels of cholesterol from the...
Protecting yourself from air pollution
If you live and work in a city, the chances are that you are exposed to high levels of air pollution at least some, if...
London – Heart Patients Aka Britain’s First Heart Transplant (1968)
A video from British Pathé on heart patients in London and Britain's first heart transplant at the National Heart Hospital.
