heart attack

While nearly everyone on the planet experiences loneliness from time to time, the risk for heart attacks, stroke and death from chronic loneliness is on par with smoking.

The musician, who was knighted by King Charles III in 2023, suffered a “small heart attack” in 2020 that left him “very near death” at the time.

The 60-year-old had a heart attack nine years ago, and alongside being at high risk for further heart attacks, is pre-diabetic.

Dayane Leite never wanted to become a sex worker but at the age of 17 her husband died of a heart attack and she couldn’t pay for the funeral.

The study also examined Lynch syndrome, which raises the risk of colorectal and uterine cancers, and familial hypercholesterolemia, known for its impact on early-onset heart disease, heart attacks and stroke.