Manchester has the highest premature death rates of heart disease in England
Residents in Greater Manchester are more at risk of dying prematurely from heart and circulatory diseases than anywhere else in
‘Potential societal impact’: Revolutionary heart attack sensor developed at Manchester University
A revolutionary heart attack sensor has been developed by researchers from Manchester University’s School of Materials.
Wigan councillor saves pensioner’s life… just weeks after first aid training
A quick-thinking councillor saved the life of an elderly man who collapsed in front of him, just weeks after undergoing first aid training.
Do you have a dog? Bolton woman quizzed in 999 mix-up as heart attack husband’s life hung in the balance
A Bolton wife who dialled 999 as her husband was suffering a near-fatal heart attack was told to call the NHS’s non-emergency 111 service – where an operator asked her ‘do you have a dog?’.
Singing girl, 9, who dreamed of being next Cheryl Cole, died ‘without warning’ from Muamba-style cardiac arrest
An active Manchester girl, 9, who dreamt of being like Cheryl Cole collapsed and died without warning after she sang and danced every day unaware she had a heart condition.
Popular manager of Manchester Indian restaurant dies after dispute with customer over unpaid bill
Mohammed Asif died on Friday night
Heroic staff of Manchester aquatics centre commended for saving woman, 21, after she suffers cardiac arrest
The incident occured at Manchester Aquatics Centre on Oxford Road
Family pay tribute to ‘happy go lucky’ teenager killed after falling down ladder and suffering heart attack
Electrician Nathan Brown died after he fell 12ft from a ladder
‘Why now?’ Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia leads tributes for heart attack victim Christian Benitez
Benitez played 58 times for the Ecuadorian national team
Saving lives on the beat: Greater Manchester Police patrol cars to carry defibrillators
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) have given GMP 36 defibrillators
Electrocuted Wigan worker whose heart stopped after cardiac arrest sees justice after factory fined £15,000
Tratos Ltd punished for not ensuring worker’s safety