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Find out why Monday is the most common day of the week to be admitted to hospital with a life-threatening heart attack.

A review of research suggests a link between watching a lot of TV and risk of blood clots. Our experts look behind the headlines.

News outlets claim that one week of reducing your salt intake by one teaspoon a day can lower your blood pressure as much as medication. Is it true?

We report on a study that links ibuprofen with heart failure. Should you be worried, or is the research limited?

Recent newspaper reports claim that “one in four people on long-term medication” are at risk of an adverse drug reaction. Is this true? We look behind the headlines.

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.

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

We fact-check claims that eating 'superfoods’ like broccoli, cauliflower and kale every day can reduce high blood pressure.

Recent headlines have claimed that depression is a direct cause of type 2 diabetes, but is this fact or fiction? We go behind the headlines.

We look behind the headlines of several newspapers reporting that eating chocolate can reduces the risk of dying young.