Severe heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the British Heart Foundation.

A committee of MSPs urges the Scottish government to do more to address the difference in heart disease rates between the rich and poor.

Dangerous cases of faith leaders who tell people with HIV to stop taking their life-saving drugs are identified by African-led community groups in England.

A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2002 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a man who is being treated in Britain.

The British Heart Foundation has launched the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal to raise awareness and fund research into heart failure treatment.

Eleven inmates in a suburban New York jail sue their prison for $500m (£300m) and access to dental floss, saying they are losing their teeth.

A review of cases where people with a mental illness died or were injured in police custody is launched by the Metropolitan Police.