The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

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Having a heart attack significantly increases the chances of having another one

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

‘Hard-won progress’ on cardiovascular disease risks being lost, charity warns

The British Heart Foundation said Scottish heart health declined at the start of the 2020s.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2025

Father ‘feels robbed’ after losing wife and son to same heart condition

Craig Murray, from Glasgow, said the loss of his wife Linda in 2024 was made even harder by the fact she would have become a grandmother this year.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2025

NHS must accelerate use of weight-loss jabs, say obesity experts

New research finds Wegovy can reduce risk of heart attack, early death and stroke within three months of treatment

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

Just three nights without a full 8 hours of sleep can harm your heart

Nights without sleep result in inflammatory proteins linked to disease, say researchers

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Moment of heart’s formation captured in images for first time

Time-lapse footage reveals cardiac cells in a mouse embryo begin to organise themselves during early development

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

This Simple Body Measure In Kids May Predict Heart Disease Risk By Age 10

A recent study suggests it is not just how much a child weighs, but where they carry that weight, that could signal their risk of heart disease as early as age 10.

Medical Daily · May 13, 2025

Common household chemical found linked to heart disease deaths

India leads in deaths linked to toxic plastic chemicals known as phthalates

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

The new ‘simple’ tool which can spot heart disease risk 10 years early

Study lead Professor Jill Belch described the findings as a ‘very exciting and significant development’

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

The health benefit of weight-loss jab ‘even before people shed weight’

One professor said the health effects were seen ‘almost immediately’

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025