In hot weather, your blood vessels dilate, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure. Studies have shown this puts people ...

The heart care waiting list fell in April 2025, latest figures from NHS England show. There were 418,892 people waiting for ...

The Chancellor announced investments for the NHS and research and development in yesterday’s Spending Review. The Spending Review sets out budgets for the coming 5 years, and is a key indication of ...

Weight-loss injections may lower the risk of having a cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke, but increase the risk of drug-induced pancreatitis, according to a new study. Over the past few years, ...

Heart failure can leave you feeling breathless and tired – exhausted, even. “If you’ve got heart failure you probably associate these symptoms with being a bad thing. So if you have heart failure, ...

When you’re faced with a stressful situation, your body goes into what’s known as ‘fight or flight’ – a human response to potential danger where the body gets ready so you can physically defend ...

If you have a heart or circulatory condition, or you care for someone with one, it’s important to look after your own needs. “Self-care is about looking after your physical and mental health to ...

If you want to measure your blood pressure at home, or have been asked to do so by your doctor, this blood pressure chart can help you understand what your reading means. It also comes with a 25-week ...

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

Water is essential for our survival. Most people can only live without it for a few days, which is not surprising given water makes up two thirds of the human body. Dehydration is the term used when ...

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 ...

How our body absorbs foods is about more than just the sum of the nutrients in them. The structure of foods – whether they’re left ‘whole’, in their natural state, or whether they’ve been broken up – ...