The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

‘We should not downplay the importance of loneliness on physical and emotional health’

Scientists have found it to be a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking and depression.

People will be sent a home blood test kit and asked to complete an online questionnaire.

People will be sent a home blood test kit and asked to complete an online questionnaire.

British Heart Foundation warns of tens of thousands of excess deaths after the pandemic

Charity calls for prioritisation of NHS heart care after nearly 100,000 excess deaths since March 2020

More than one in three adults suffer from 'human foie gras' caused by poor diet, leading to organ failure and heart disease.

More than 160,000 deaths each year - that's an average of 460 deaths each day - are caused by heart and circulatory diseases, but lifestyle changes can help ward these off

New research suggests testosterone replacement therapy is safe for men with “low T” and who have cardiovascular disease or are at high risk for it

Most people know that the risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, smoking, raised cholesterol and being overweight. However, many people who have a heart attack do not have any of these traditional risk factors.

Heavy drinking has long been associated with various health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and heart disease. But our latest study has found that these aren’t the only issues that excess drinking can cause. We found that heavy drinkers had lower levels of muscle mass than those who…