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Vivinne charts her weight loss journey.

A proposed collaboration between the NHS and pharmaceutical company Novartis to study cholesterol-lowering drug could save 30,000 lives over the next 10 years

With our high street shops in England temporarily closed, we’re calling on the nation to support us by donating any goods they are replacing in the Black Friday sales.

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University College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo

The heart’s specialised muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, help pump blood around the body. Stress or damage can force the heart to work harder, which causes the cells to adapt to the workload by growing larger, a process called hypertrop...

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University of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan

Statins are medicines taken by millions of people in the UK as an effective way to lower their risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. However, some people who take statins develop a side-effect that causes muscle pain and weakness, part...

Angina is a pain symptom felt in your chest, usually caused by coronary heart disease. Learn about the causes, symptoms and treatments for angina.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm is when your aorta, the main artery carrying blood to your body, bulges in your chest area. Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment.

Long QT syndrome (or LQTS) is a rare condition that affects the way your heart beats. The condition is often inherited but can be caused by other things like medicine.

People in their thirties may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have ‘normal’ blood pressure, if it’s too high or steeply rising

Read more about living with heart failure, including managing symptoms, medicine side effects and relationships.