Action urged on diagnosing high blood pressure
About 115,000 cases of heart and circulatory disease could be prevented over the next 10 years if diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure is improved, research has found.
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Dundee family ask for help to bring seriously ill mum back from Turkey for treatment
A Dundee family are desperately trying to raise £40,000 after their mum suffered a heart attack and was put into an induced coma while on holiday.
Scottish Crannog Centre planning payback after charity air ambulance crew save volunteer’s life
Airlifted by helicopter from Highland Perthshire to hospital in Dundee in a matter of minutes, one man has more reason than most to be thankful for Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance.
Apple-shaped women more likely to suffer heart attack, Oxford study suggests
Women with an apple-shaped figure are more likely to suffer a heart attack than pear-shaped women, a study has suggested.
Calls for minute’s applause after Dundee FC fan’s death
Football fans have called for a minute's applause at Dundee FC's next match in memory of a supporter who died after taking unwell during Saturday's Scottish Cup clash.
Angus man who died of heart attack described as “the greatest husband, dad, brother and uncle”
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Scottish Government brand Dundee man’s year-long wait to see consultant “unacceptable”
The Scottish Government have branded a Dundee man's year-long wait for a consultant "unacceptable".
Dundee man waits for over 12 months to see consultant after heart attack
An ex-Dundee policeman who visited his GP with chest pains had to wait a year before he could see a consultant at Ninewells Hospital - who then told him he had suffered a heart attack.
Perthshire man owes his life to quick-thinking workmates
A Perthshire man owes his life to quick-thinking workmates after suffering a heart attack.
Fife dad Gavin Wudinge was left dying on bus for almost five hours
The grieving family of a young Fife father have told of their torment after he was left dying on a bus for almost five hours.