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We’ve welcomed an announcement from Government that gives approved research studies, including UK Biobank and Our Future Health, access to anonymised GP data for people who have consented to take part.

Our Trustee Professor Anna Dominiczak has been appointed the MRC Health Innovation Champion.

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Susanne van Veluw, a new Group Leader at the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research (CVDR).

“Tea could help you live longer”, say recent newspaper reports. We look behind the headlines and give our verdict on the research.

We have paid tribute today to our Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, who has sadly died at the age of 99.

The Tobacco and Vapes Act has now passed through Parliament and become law. The new legislation will ban tobacco sales to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, and give the government powers to stop vapes from being deliberately branded and advertised to appeal to children.

BHF research suggests that statins could protect the hearts of babies in the womb from the adverse effects of their mother’s stress.

Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.

Find out what to do if your appointment, surgery or test has been delayed or cancelled

Our Medical Director writes about the recent findings around statins and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. He explains the flaws in the research and why it is crucial people continue to take their statin.