The number of people engaging with life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation clinics has declined during the pandemic, according to a BMJ clinical update which makes the case for more home-based and virtual alternatives.
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Simple thumb tests can reveal if you’re at risk of deadly heart problem
Vanessa Chalmers, Digital Health Reporter
11:04 ET, May 26 2021
Updated: 11:59 ET, May 26 2021
THIS simple thumb test can reveal if you’re at risk of a deadly heart problem.
It helps indicate if someone has a hidden aortic aneurysm - a bulge in the wall of a vessel connected to the heart and down to the stomach.
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How to do the test
Although they do not normally pose a serious threat to health, the swelling can become life-threatening if not detected early.
Aortic aneurysms usually show no symptoms and are picked up through screening.
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 8 - but zero in Birmingham again
NHS England recorded a further 5 COVID-19 hospital deaths occurring over 4 dates
14:05, 21 MAY 2021
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The UK coronavirus death toll has risen once again as we approach the weekend.
NHS England recorded a further 5 COVID-19 hospital deaths occurring over 4 dates.
7 were reported last Friday, 12 two weeks ago & 14 three weeks ago.
Last hospital Covid death was more than 3 weeks ago
NHS stats say that there have been no coronavirus-related fatalities since April
17:52, 19 MAY 2021
The NHS Spitfire flies over the LRI (Image: Leicester Mercury)
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It’s been more than three weeks since a Covid-related death was recorded at one of the city’s hospitals.