The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

Sweeteners linked to heart disease as sugar alternative found 'unhealthy and unsafe'

Sugar substitutes are consumed every day by millions and can be found in many foods and beverages.

Daily Record · Sep 7, 2022

Sweeteners linked to heart disease in new study

Artificial sweeteners are regularly used in drinks, some snacks and ready meals.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

What goes into a Mediterranean diet, and how to get started

It’s rooted in the traditional habits of people in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea, where rates of heart disease tend to be lower and life expectancies after 45 have been among the highest in the world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 7, 2022

Good sleepers ‘less likely to have a stroke or heart disease’, study finds

A study has found getting a good night’s sleep can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease by 74%

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022

As ‘good sleep’ is linked to lower stroke and heart disease risk, how to reset your sleep for autumn

From digital detoxes to getting out in nature, experts share their top tips for a better night’s snooze this season. By Prudence Wade.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Good sleepers ‘less likely to have a stroke’

Those who slept 'optimally' were found to have a 74% lower risk of heart disease or stroke compared with those who slept the worst

Wales Online · Aug 26, 2022

Stopping statin treatment early ‘could reduce protection against heart disease’

The study suggests that those who started taking statins in their 50s but stopped at 80 saw a reduction in benefit

Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022

Free cancer and heart disease DNA screening available for young Australians

A world-first DNA testing program has been set up by Monash University to screen young Australians for genes that increase risk of cancer and heart disease.

ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

Inquest into deaths of three Indigenous women in Doomadgee hears tragic victim impact statements from family

Family members of three women who died from complications associated with rheumatic heart disease in a remote Gulf community give emotional victim impact statements to the inquest into their deaths.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Doomadgee hospital staff say communication breakdowns contributed to deaths

Health professionals from Doomadgee have described the communication breakdowns and lack of resources in the remote Queensland Gulf town that lead to the death of three young women from a disease that was eradicated in non-Indigenous Australian communities in the 1950s and 60s.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022