Cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could hit £86bn by 2050
Weight-loss jab gets green light to be used to prevent heart attacks in UK
UK must move towards disease prevention to save economy and NHS, says expert
Call for action on UK men’s health as 133,000 die early every year
June 2024
One in four healthy people over 60 in UK ‘have undiagnosed heart valve disease’
NHS faces ‘ticking bomb’ with number of heart failure patients set to soar
Tobacco, alcohol, processed foods and fossil fuels ‘kill 2.7m a year in Europe’
Akira Endo, ‘remarkable’ scientist who discovered statins, dies aged 90
Groundbreaking AI heart attack scans could soon be rolled out across UK
Minority ethnic heart failure patients ‘36% more likely to die’ in UK
May 2024
Is omega-3 oil good or bad for us – and does it matter where it is from?
Research shows fish oil may increase risk of people developing a heart condition or stroke
Heart patients forced to wait over a year for treatment in England
Waiting lists are at a record high, almost double since 2020, with heart disease being the largest cause of premature death in deprived areas
Weight loss drug could reduce heart attack risk by 20%, study finds
Researchers say semaglutide, the active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic, could be biggest medical breakthrough since statins
April 2024
New Jersey woman receives pig kidney along with mechanical heart pump
Number waiting over 18 weeks for NHS heart treatment in England rises fivefold
Swapping red meat for herring, sardines and anchovies could save 750,000 lives, study suggests
How infective endocarditis deaths among UK dental patients can be avoided
March 2024
Jen didn’t fit the profile for a heart attack – then she had three of them
New Australian centre will research how sex and gender affect the detection and treatment of many health conditions
‘Is this how I die?’ John Crace on his terrifying heart attack
The Guardian’s sketchwriter spent four days in hospital this month fearing for his life. He writes about his pain and terror – and the people who put him back together
20,000 people off work in the UK every month for mental ill health
DWP figures reveal thousands of people a month are assessed as unable to work because of mental health problems
