An extraordinary collection of rare banknotes donated to our shop in Edinburgh has raised an incredible £85,860 at auction to ...

During cold weather your blood vessels constrict (vasoconstriction), which causes your blood pressure and heart rate to rise. This means your heart has to work harder to pump blood around your body.

Coronary CT angiography (CTCA) scans do not reduce the risk of heart attacks or cardiac death at three years in patients with acute chest pain who have had a heart attack excluded, according to the ...

It’s common to feel stressed when a doctor or nurse checks your blood pressure. This feeling of stress can temporarily increase your blood pressure – it’s known as ‘white coat syndrome’. Because of ...

Andrew Scard, cardiac rehabilitation specialist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, says that gentle exercises can help ease back pain and stiffness, while also increasing your strength and ...

High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Alarmingly, about half of adults in the UK have total cholesterol levels above the recommended healthy limit of 5mmol/L. Knowing which are ...

Palpitations are a sensation in your chest which can feel like your heart is fluttering, racing or pounding. It may even feel like your heart has skipped a beat. Sometimes they can be caused by a ...

Today we have announced proposals to close around 150 of our shops and stores over the next two financial years to ensure our retail network remains commercially sustainable and continues to generate ...

A pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) tool can predict a person’s chance of developing heart failure at least five years before the debilitating condition develops, according to new research we've ...

The weight loss jab Wegovy will soon be prescribed on the NHS to over 1 million people with cardiovascular disease to help prevent them from having a deadly heart attack or stroke, the health service ...

Darrel Francis, Professor of Cardiology at Imperial College London, says: Heart failure means you have a weakly pumping heart that can’t keep up with everyday activity. You may get breathless or tired ...

With obesity being one of the leading preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Policy Officer Zoe Rostas reflects on what the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has achieved, and what we can learn ...