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Fundraising

PureGym raises £1 million pounds for heart research

27 November 2023

PureGym and BHF staff celebrating

Science

New risk calculator can help prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with type 2 diabetes

26 November 2023

We can see a healthcare professional wearing blue scrubs and a stethoscope around their neck and a patient who is wearing a white blouse and cardigan and pink trousers. They are sat next to each other on a sofa. The healthcare professional is holding a device to the tip of the patient's left index finger which will prick their skin and draw a drop of blood. They will then use this drop of blood to test the patient's blood sugar levels.

BHF comment

Autumn Statement delivers little hope to heart patients

22 November 2023

A close cropped image of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt leaving a building through an open door. He is a white male in his late 50s, has short brown hair and is wearing a navy suit with a white shirt and red tie, He is carrying a red folder under his left arm. Someone is leaving the building behind him.

BHF shops

Donate your toys to help us cope with bumper demand

21 November 2023

Elf and Barbie driving in a toy car with a sign pointing them towards the BHF shop.

Science

British Heart Foundation and UK Dementia Research Institute announce Centre for Vascular Dementia Research

16 November 2023

A futuristic image of a brain lit up

Science

AI tool could help prevent thousands of heart attacks

13 November 2023

A doctor in a white coat holds a stethoscope up to a screen with a futuristic digital heart next to them.

Science

Heart attack risk decreased in new mothers by self-monitoring blood pressure at home

11 November 2023

A pregnant woman wearing a blue dress stands in front of a white drape holding her belly

Science

High blood pressure during pregnancy - how our research is helping women like Becki

11 November 2023

CPR and defibrillators

BHF launches free defibrillator scheme to save lives in communities across the UK

9 November 2023

Campaign graphic

BHF comment

Average ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes highest since last December in England

9 November 2023

An ambulance arrives at a 1960s hospital emergency department. There is a red sign saying accident and emergency at the entrance.. There is already an ambulance unloading a patient in the loading bay.

BHF comment

Tobacco measures headline King’s Speech

8 November 2023

Blog

“After my stroke, I spent the next decade trying to find ways to get some sleep”

30 October 2023

Alice Timmons

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