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Pies are a popular, though rarely heart-healthy, comfort food. But with a few changes even those with heart and circulatory disease can enjoy them.

Find out how to make the post-work stage of life as enjoyable and fulfilling as possible from psychologist Gregory Fitzgibbon.

Learn about the different types of blood tests, how blood tests are taken, whether they hurt and what happens afterwards.

We're calling for a heart disease action plan to reduce death and disability from cardiovascular disease.

Research we're funding will help understand the causes of life-threatening aneurysms, so that in the future new tests and treatments can be developed.

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Professor Krishnan Bhaskaran

Dr Krishnan Bhaskaran and his team are studying whether media interest in statin side effects caused fewer patients to start taking statins, or stop taking them. Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart at...

Find out why women who have heart attacks face poorer care than men, and what we're doing to change this.

BHF Senior Dietitian, Tracy Parker, explains what a DASH diet meal plan involves, such as eating plenty of fibre and cutting down on salt, to help lower high blood pressure.

When you choose a diet, it's important to think about it. Some diets can have serious health consequences if followed long-term, as our dietitian explains.

Several news outlets are reporting that the Mediterranean diet can slash the risk of dying from heart attack and stroke. But is this true? We investigate.