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Government moves ahead with plans to create a smokefree generation

29 January 2024

Man holding a vape and some cigarettes

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Act on mystery chest pain to reduce risk of heart attack, researchers urge

23 January 2024

A photograph of a man in a grey t-shirt clutching his chest with both hands to show he is in pain. We can only see from the bottom of the man's chin to his waist. There is a red tint on the image where he is clutching - where his heart is.

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Early heart disease deaths rise to 14-year high

22 January 2024

A photograph of an empty hospital bed in a dimly lit ward. There are two pillows sat on top of the bed with blue bedding covering the rest of the bed. There is a wheelchair sat empty on one side of the bed and a screen to monitor a patients' vital signs on the other above a table.

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Make 2024 a year to be proud of

12 January 2024

Three women in wet suits running out the sea

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Study finds Takotsubo syndrome patients failed by current treatment

11 January 2024

A man clutches his chest with both hands

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Average ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes rise to 46 minutes

11 January 2024

An ambulance drives into a covered porch area at an A&E department

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Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years

10 January 2024

A selection of different processed foods including crisps, doughnuts, hot dogs, burgers, pizza and chocolate

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Out of hospital cardiac arrest survival rates remain low in England latest data shows

9 January 2024

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Antibodies may be key to pre-empting heart attacks

8 January 2024

Image from a microscope showing an atherosclerotic fatty plaque in a blood vessel in the heart

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BHF Chief Scientific and Medical Officer awarded OBE in New Year Honours

29 December 2023

Professor Bryan Williams, the new Chief Scientific and Medical Officer at the British Heart Foundation

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What to do with your unwanted Christmas gifts

28 December 2023

A Christmas elf sitting on a dusty Monopoly game with 'donate' written into the dust.

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Our research highlights of 2023

20 December 2023

Marina Strocchi's winning image, mapping heart cell bundles that pass on the signal that causes the heart to contract

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