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Find out why carbs have a bad reputation and if it's true that they make you gain weight with BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker.

Get into the spirit of summer with these mouth-watering recipes. Full of fresh, vibrant flavours, these healthy dishes are perfect for a picnic or barbecue.

Learn how you can use your retirement to make healthy lifestyle changes, and how Tony Cooley did this while dealing with heart and circulatory disease. Read more.

Hospital waiting lists for potentially life saving vital heart care continue to rise each month, according to latest NHS England figures published today.

A simple £5 blood test for the protein troponin could allow doctors to predict a person's risk of heart attacks and strokes with greater accuracy than ever before, according to research funded by us and published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Date

Saturday 19 September 2026

Location

Surrey to Hove

Join thousands of other riders taking on Europe's largest charity mountain bike ride on Saturday 19 September 2026.

As the law changes on organ donation in England, we look at what this legislation means.

Three of our readers explain how dancing has benefitted them, including aiding with recovery and adding more zest to life.

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University of Warwick | Professor Kate Seers

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition where an abnormal increase in heart rate occurs after sitting or standing up. The syndrome is more common in women and is usually diagnosed between the ages of 17-35. POTS can ...

We look at research that suggests that eating an avocado a week cuts the risk of coronary heart disease by up to a fifth.