A new 20-bed ward is opening at Hull Royal Infirmary this month for patients with acute heart problems.

Patients recovering from heart surgery can be at risk from a life-threatening condition where fluid builds up around the heart, strangling its ability to beat properly.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments.

Almost 500 million people are on course to develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity.