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The silent killer behind sudden heart attacks: Why looking healthy no longer guarantees a healthy heart

A person who goes to the gym regularly, eats salads, avoids sugar, and looks perfectly fit does not usually fit the image of a heart patient. Butt hospitals across the world are seeing a worrying pattern. Young professionals, marathon runners, slim office-goers, and seemingly healthy adults are arriving in emergency rooms with sudden heart attacks. In many of these cases, one hidden condition sits in the background: hypertension.High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” because it rarely announces itself with loud symptoms. There is no fever, no obvious pain, and often no visible warning sign. But inside the body, the pressure slowly damages blood vessels, strains the heart, and increases the risk of stroke, kidney disease, and sudden cardiac events. According to the World Health Organization’s hypertension report, nearly 1.4 billion adults globally live with hypertension, and many do not even know they have it.

Times of India5/15/2026, 7:30:00 AM
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WHO launches global tool to improve AMR and infection control training for nurses

The World Health Organization has introduced a new global framework to help nursing and midwifery schools strengthen education on antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention, aiming to better prepare healthcare workers to fight drug-resistant infections. The report stresses that improved training in hygiene, responsible antibiotic use and patient safety is essential to reducing healthcare-associated infections and protecting global public health.

Devdiscourse5/15/2026, 5:23:23 AM