Congratulations to BHF Professor Andrew Baker from the University of Edinburgh who has been awarded the Royal Society of ...

Chris Brocklesby has been confirmed as our Chief Technology Officer on a permanent basis, after a strong start in an interim role. Chris joined us in July 2025 to drive forward our digital ...

Yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Autumn Budget against a backdrop of economic uncertainty and growing ...

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to research part-funded by us and led by ...

The red carpet was rolled out for celebrities from the world of showbiz, TV and sport at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom for our annual Heart Hero awards ceremony ...

British Heart Foundation pays tribute to Sir Terence English, the surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant in the UK, who has died aged 93 ...

The strategy recognises that men are often less likely to seek help and more likely to suffer in silence. Combined with higher rates of smoking, alcohol consumption and other risk factors, this has ...

Whatever your heart or circulatory condition, you’ll have something to gain from exercise. Getting active could help to ease your symptoms, help you do more in your daily life, and stop your disease ...

When it comes to lowering cholesterol, many people will think of the need to have a diet low in saturated fats. For others, medicines like statins, prescribed to help lower cholesterol (a type of fat) ...

Victoria Taylor, Senior Dietitian at the BHF, says: Yes, peanuts are as good as other nuts. What’s different about peanuts is that they grow under the ground, not on trees like other nuts. They come ...

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 ...

A low-fat diet may be the first thing you think about when it comes to lowering cholesterol. But rather than reducing all fats, it’s more important to get the right types of fats in your diet. Too ...