She was born with the name, Destiny Hope Cyrus, before she legally changed it to Miley Ray Cyrus in 2008. And despite the name change, dad Billy Ray Cyrus revealed on Friday that his little girl will always be Destiny Hope to him. The 58-year-old gushed over his ‘giving’ daughter and said he knew she … Read more
Beat this! Man shows how his ‘partially artificial heart’ can be seen pounding through a scar on his chest Phil Pankau, 37, from Wyoming, films his chest revealing the beating motion He underwent surgery at 16 to replace a bicuspid aortic valve Heart beats harder than normal causing Mr Pankau to feel it pounding constantly By … Read more
A New York City father-of-two learned that his back pain and loss of movement was actually from a genetic heart condition and not nerve problems. Rick Weber, 52, was an active cyclist for years but, in 2016, he began feeling pain in his back and legs. Doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed him and attributed his condition to … Read more
A mother swan is said to have died from a ‘broken heart’ after heartless vandals smashed her unhatched eggs with bricks. A group of teenage boys killed the unborn cygnets after hurling rocks and bricks at them last month in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The mother was found dead earlier this week, not long after the father swan … Read more
Ford’s nimble new Puma is the cat’s whiskers — and appears to have as many feline lives. I can vouch for this thanks to its brilliant safety system which, faced with a car stopping abruptly ahead, began slamming on the breaks just as my foot went for the pedal. The Puma name derives from an … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous leadership has left Labour with a ‘mountain to climb’ if it is to win the next general election after it was ‘unprepared’ for the 2019 campaign also hampered by the party’s toxic culture and flip-flopping over Brexit. Labour Together, a group including MPs Ed Miliband and Lucy Powell, party members, union leaders … Read more
The NBA will ask players to wear smart rings whenever they’re off court to monitor their heartbeat and body temperature as part of COVID-19 health precautions ahead of re-opening the league The NBA issued a new 100-page memo outlining its plans for reopening Players will be asked to wear Oura Rings to monitor heart rate, … Read more
A mother-of-three was left fighting for her life after Covid-19 ‘crushed her heart’ with fluid and prevented it from pumping blood around her body. Gillian Escott, from Basingstoke, suffered a pericardial effusion, which causes excess fluid to clog up the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. A test in A&E confirmed she was sick … Read more
Any form of healthy eating over several decades can lower the risk of heart disease by up to a fifth, according to a new study. Using data gathered over the course of more than 30 years, US researchers found it is not necessary to conform to a single diet to achieve healthy eating. Study participants … Read more
A drug designed to stop blood clots could be a life-saving treatment for Covid-19, according to scientists who are now trialling it in the UK. The British Heart Foundation has begun a study to test the effects of a medication called TRV027. It has already worked for heart failure by keeping a healthy balance between … Read more