UNCOVERED: 5 - Caught on Camera

Gone Fishing stars Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse on health issues: ‘We’re iller than we look’

‘I think with my lifestyle and our age, it’s quite common,’ Whitehouse said after latest setback

The Independent UK · Oct 21

A Lump-in-the-Throat Feeling After Neck Surgery Led Doctors to a Pulsing Vessel Squeezing His Esophagus

Weeks after neck spine surgery, a 75-year-old had trouble swallowing. A scope found a pulsing vessel pressing on his esophagus from the outside.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

Spine Surgery Cement Lodged in a Woman's Heart and Split in Two Before a Fatal Infection

A sliver of spine-surgery cement lodged in a woman's heart and broke in two. A month after going home, she returned with sepsis and died.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

Davina McCall diagnosed with cardiovascular disease after health struggles

The TV presenter has urged other women to be vigilant about their health and to not ignore symptoms

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Davina McCall reveals shock health diagnosis after brain tumour as she urges women not to ignore symptoms

The former Big Brother presenter opened up about her diagnosis on her podcast as she urged women not to ignore potential warning signs

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Insurer denies heart procedure for 12-year-old with Kawasaki disease

Rowan Lowry, a 12-year-old boy, urgently needs a stent procedure to address complications stemming from Kawasaki disease. His family faces an insurance denial categorizing the procedure as medically unnecessary. Undeterred, they plan to seek treatment at Boston Children's Hospital, driven by their concern for Rowan's deteriorating health and the fear…

The Times of India · Oct 18

Charity shop raises £85,860 from donated banknotes, including one featuring young Queen Elizabeth II

An anonymous donation of nearly 160 lots of rare banknotes to a British Heart Foundation charity shop in Edinburgh has raised £85,860 at auction. The collection included a banknote featuring a young Queen Elizabeth II and rare currency specimens from Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Staff initially had no idea of…

The Times of India · Oct 18

Barbra Streisand center leads $7.5m NIH study on women’s healthy aging

Aging is rarely a single-system story. The heart, brain, muscles and blood vessels change together, yet medical research has often studied them separately. A new five-year research project at Cedars-Sinai is taking a broader view, investigating whether damage to the body’s smallest blood vessels could help explain several health challenges…

The Times of India · Oct 18

Four Lots of Edwards Mitral Valve Delivery Systems Pulled After Balloon Bursts Linked to One Patient Death

FDA flags four lots of Edwards' Commander M mitral valve delivery system after balloon bursts tied to one death. What patients should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 17

Teen Heart Health Scores Average 68.3 in Ninth Grade but Only 62.7 Among High School Seniors

CDC data show teen heart health scores average 68.3 in ninth grade and 62.7 in 12th grade. See which habits score lowest and what parents can do.

Medical Daily · Oct 16