HISTORICAL FACTS: Heart attack | History Defined

Medical trial aims to beat 'widow maker' heart attacks

While heart attack risks like high blood pressure and cholesterol are important to address, researchers are developing a test for other silent factors.

AAP · 10h ago

Sharon Osbourne says she will ‘never get over’ husband Ozzy’s death

The Black Sabbath legend had asked his wife to ‘hold me tight’ as they lay in bed before his death from a heart attack at the age of 76, she said.

Evening Standard · 21h ago

5 Reasons an Ambulance in India Arrives Later Than Your Own Car

When a family member collapses at home, the instinct is to call 108 and wait. In most Indian cities, that wait will outlast the drive you could have made yourself. A 2021 analysis by the Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine found median ambulance response times in urban India ranging from…

Times Life · Oct 26

What a Statin Actually Does and Why Stopping It Alone Is Dangerous

Every day, millions of people in India swallow a small tablet at night and go to bed without thinking much about it. The statin sits in the stomach, moves into the liver, and does something most patients were never clearly told about. That gap between taking a drug and understanding…

Times Life · Oct 22

‘I’m alive’: Paris street medic isn’t dead, despite viral claims he was killed by police

A video showing French riot police violently beating a 26-year-old street medic in Paris has gone viral, with social media users falsely claiming he died from his injuries. But the street medic is alive, and spoke to FRANCE 24. The rumour was fuelled by confusion with a separate incident that…

France 24 · Oct 20

Sharon Osbourne: I did not tell children how sick Ozzy was before final concert

Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, died of a reported heart attack aged 76, just over two weeks after his farewell concert in 2025.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Your Dad Had a Heart Attack at 55 — What Should You Be Doing at 45?

Your dad had a heart attack at 55, and now you’re 45. You have a decade before you reach his age when everything changed, but that doesn’t mean you have ten years to ignore the subject. A parent’s early heart attack can signal an increased inherited risk, particularly when cholesterol…

Clever Dude · Oct 19

Cannabis Users Had a 46% Higher Heart Attack Risk Around Surgery in a Review of 44,312 Patients

A review of 44,312 surgical patients linked cannabis use to a 46% higher heart attack risk around surgery. What to tell your anesthesiologist before a procedure.

Medical Daily · Oct 19

Hyron Andrews Suspected Cause of Death: Officials Claim South African Rugby Star 'Died After a Fall'

South African rugby player Hyron Andrews died after falling at the Lions' hotel in France, while officials said reports of a heart attack remain unconfirmed.

International Business Times UK · Oct 18

Donald Trump Says Six Ambulances Accompany Him and Describes Sick Rally Attendees as 'Collateral Damage'

Donald Trump claimed six ambulances travel with him but would not be used for sick supporters at a rally, prompting criticism and a rebuttal from cardiologist Jonathan Reiner

International Business Times UK · Oct 16