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Historic moment as opt-out system for organ donation passes final parliamentary vote

26 February 2019

The new ‘opt-out’ organ donation system has today passed its final parliamentary vote, meaning that everyone in England will soon be presumed to consent to donating their organs unless they register their decision to opt-out on the NHS organ donation register.

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New BHF policies on bullying, harassment and research misconduct

18 February 2019

CPR and defibrillators

Glenn Hoddle to work with the BHF following cardiac arrest

18 February 2019

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Heart failure survival rates stubbornly low

14 February 2019

Reflections of research winner 2015/16 Shows blood flow through the heart

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Artificial intelligence predicts outcomes for heart patients

12 February 2019

Artificial intelligence 3D heart

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Newcastle University scientists are killing zombie cells to reverse age-related damage in the heart

8 February 2019

An illustration of zombies.

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Statins reduce heart attack and stroke risk in older people

1 February 2019

generic statin drugs in their packaging

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International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day

26 January 2019

Child with stethoscope listening to its heart

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£30m Big Beat Challenge now open

25 January 2019

Big Beat Challenge

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A daily aspirin is not for everyone

23 January 2019

White tablets spilled from a bottle onto a blue surface

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Artificial intelligence set to decode heart attack and stroke risk

22 January 2019

sea of data points

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New research could advance treatments for people living with damaged hearts

21 January 2019

Epicardial cells derived from human embryonic stem cells in a dish

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