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Eggs can form part of a balanced diet, despite their perceived 'bad' reputation due to their cholesterol content. We reveal the secrets of the perfect poached egg.

New genetic testing service could test up to 800 people each year potentially at risk of the deadly heart condition responsible for Miles Frost’s death. The family of Sir David Frost and the BHF have launched a new nationwide genetic testing service to identify people at risk of the inherited heart condition HCM, which killed Sir David’s son Miles.

When faced with a life-changing diagnosis, families with inherited heart conditions are in need of support. Dr Liz Ormondroyd tells us what it’s like being a genetic counsellor and what she’s learned along the way.

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1-31 May 2025

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Walk 31 miles in the month of May for BHF. A virtual challenge you can choose to take part in wherever suits you.

The Omaze Million Pound House Draw raises more than £1million for the British Heart Foundation as the winner for the UK’s first ever guaranteed three-million-pound house is announced

Find out how you can write or update your Will for free, either online, by telephone or in person.

The first drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms could be on the horizon after research we part funded found that cholesterol lowering drugs might help to slow their growth.

People over the age of 75 still benefit from taking statins, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal.

Thanks to 60 years of public support, we’ve become a global leader in funding heart and circulatory disease research, which has helped to improve and save millions of lives. But as the world responds to a pandemic on a scale unseen for a century, we’re having to work harder than ever to protect our life saving work while playing our part in fighting coronavirus (Covid-19).

We discover how to find safe exercise limits, with Cardiac rehabilitation expert Dr Aynsley Cowie.