Here are the top tips on correctly identifying a heart attack and helping quickly during an emergency, according to cardiologists.

Surgeons have developed two low-cost techniques to revive the hearts of people who wish to donate their organs after they die. The methods have only been tested on a small number of people, but they avoid ethical issues sometimes associated with current transplantation techniques.

A school is opening a new classroom to enable a boy who was born with half a heart to have lessons with the rest of his class. Vinnie, from St Alban's Catholic Primary School in Kings Heath, Birmingham, has a complex congenital heart condition, where one side of his heart did not develop fully in the womb.

In the midst of having a heart attack, Lee called 911, which is when a stranger named Zach stopped at the perfect time and asked for help. “It was just really nice to have someone to talk to in that moment,” said Lee.

Japan's former Emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder that causes a rapid hear

In addition to exercise and a balanced diet, supplements such as omega-3 can boost cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of heart disease.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA /Gray News) - Gregory Brown’s father, Corporal James Brown, is an American hero. He earned a Purple Heart medal following World War II after he was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. That medal, earned over 80 years ago, has stayed in the family ever since. It was stolen from the Alabama man a few weeks ago.

Major roadworks through the heart of a city are set to cause more travel chaos for the next 18 months, council bosses have warned. A £9m programme to upgrade the A167 (M) Central Motorway in Newcastle is due to begin in mid-August and drivers are being told by the city council the project will be "highly disruptive".