The OPTIMAS study, funded by us, found that giving blood thinning treatments in the first few days after a stroke – rather ...

Does cooking food make it less healthy? BHF dietitian Victoria Taylor says: Cooking food can reduce some nutrients, such as vitamin C and some B vitamins, but other nutrients (such as lycopene in ...

Most adults in the UK are living with overweight or obesity, which increases the risk of heart and circulatory diseases. But when you’re trying to reduce your weight, it can be hard to know what ...

The Social cooking project aimed to lower the saturated fat and salt intakes of South Asian families attending a place of worship, to reduce levels of cardiovascular disease in this population. The ...

Your tilt test appointment can last between one to two hours, but you will only be in a tilted position for 15 - 45 minutes of that time. You can ask for the test to stop at any time if you feel you ...

Is the concept of whole foods helpful for healthy eating? Or is it just another fad? Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor investigates. How our body absorbs foods is about more than just the sum of the ...

Myocardial perfusion scans use a small amount of radioactive substance to create images which show blood flow to the heart muscle. The test can also be known as a thallium scan, MIBI scan, technetium ...

A Doppler test is a quick and painless way to detect blood flow. Professor Charles McCollum tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath more about Doppler tests. Why would I have a Doppler test? A ...

There are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests each year in the UK, but less than one in ten people survive. Every ...

Latest NHS England figures published today show that the heart care waiting list rose to a record high of 428,067 in August ...

Training to take part in an open water swim can be demanding. So we have put together, alongside our partner OpenWaterSwim, an intensive 16 week training plan to get you Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim ...

A lung function test looks at how well your lungs work. We look at common questions about the procedure including the main types of lung function tests and how quickly you will get the results. Your ...