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Lord Darzi review highlights 'critical condition' of NHS and cardiovascular services

13 September 2024

Heart procedure.

Fundraising

BHF runners raise £500k for research at AJ Bell Great North Run

9 September 2024

Two runners wearing British Heart Foundation tops holding medals after a race

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Action now could avoid up to 11,000 CVD deaths a year by 2035

6 September 2024

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Research reveals hidden dangers of high saturated fat diet

2 September 2024

High saturated fat foods, including red meat, cheese and butter, arrange on a table

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Anti-inflammatory drug could reduce future heart attack risk

1 September 2024

A man wearing a dark grey t-shirt clutches his chest. There is a red glow added to the area above his hands/heart

Science

Invasive treatment could reduce subsequent heart attacks in older patients

1 September 2024

A female doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to the heart of an elderly man

Science

AI to help GPs identify those at high risk of heart-related death

31 August 2024

Hand holding the blue outline of a heart

Science

Catching up on sleep at the weekend could cut heart disease risk

29 August 2024

In the foreground of the photo there is a digital alarm clock sat on a table, showing the time 6:00. The table is next to a bed, and in the background of the photo there is a person asleep lying on their back under the covers with their head on a pillow.

Fundraising

Vinnie Jones revives role in CPR advert

28 August 2024

Vinnie jones holding up his football tshirt

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Roisin Donnelly and Mark Ashton-Rigby join Board of Trustees

21 August 2024

Our two new trustees

CPR and defibrillators

Pioneering project halves distance to nearest defibrillator in Wythenshawe

14 August 2024

Defibrillator outside school.

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40% of heart care waits are longer than 18-week treatment target

8 August 2024

A busy hospital where everyone is blurred except a black female doctor with shoulder length black braided hair in a white coat talking to a male white nurse in blue scrubs

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