Our chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths shares her thoughts on the Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England.

The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded £6.3m funding, with the support of BHF, to emerging research leaders ...

Globally-renowned surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has been honoured with a red plaque from the British Heart Foundation at ...

We have received the largest philanthropic gift in our history from Garfield Weston Foundation to fund transformational heart ...

Read the most comprehensive statistics on the effects, prevention, treatment, and costs of heart and circulatory diseases in the UK ...

Andrew Scard, cardiac rehabilitation specialist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, says that gentle exercises can help ease back pain and stiffness, while also increasing your strength and ...

1. It’s a silent killer. If you have high blood pressure, you may not even know about it - that's why high blood pressure is often called the ‘silent killer’. There are rarely any signs or symptoms, ...

There’s a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...

New research published today in the European Heart Journal has suggested that women are less likely receive bystander CPR or survive a cardiac arrest than men. The research, led by cardiologist Dr ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Alarmingly, about half of adults in the UK have total cholesterol levels above the recommended healthy limit of 5mmol/L. Knowing which are ...

Research has suggested that eating more potassium-rich foods, such as avocados, bananas and salmon, can help counter the damaging effects of too much salt. The study also found that potassium-rich ...