All news on the topic: Heart disease

Poor diet has been linked to a number of serious illnesses including an increased risk of heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes and at least 13 different types of cancer

The technique was pioneered at the Royal Papworth hospital in Cambridge - and could boost the number of available hearts for transplants by as much as 30%

Mike Hawthorn, 33, from Ashford in Surrey, was diagnosed with a grade two meningioma at the age of 26 and was given 14 months to live after it worsened

Swedish researchers have found that ventricular tachycardia was “much higher” in the adults who had suffered from severe Covid

The NHS is set to implement a change from May 15, it has been confirmed, weeks after it was announced that the 8am appointment scramble would be scrapped

Sports-mad Ed Burdge, 17, had no idea there was something wrong with his heart but ended up needing an urgent transplant after a cough turned out to be something more sinister

Glasgow University, UK Health Security Agency and UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have been awarded £1.25million to better understand how climate change could increase the risks from mosquitos

A growing number of Brits are suffering from microscopic colitis - a debilitating condition which causes watery diarrhoea and frequent trips to the toilet - here's everything you need to know

Legendary broadcaster Paul O'Grady died of sudden cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 67 last month, after battling numerous health problems for years

Animal lover Paul O'Grady will be laid to rest today in a private service at a safari park in Kent and a dog-themed nod to him in his hometown of Birkenhead

Much-loved TV legend Paul O' Grady didn't fear death after suffering three heart attacks and losing most of his friends to AIDS in the Eighties

TV icon Paul O'Grady died 'unexpectedly but peacefully' at the end of last month. He will be laid to rest later this week

Elvis Presley's autopsy results were sealed by his family and will remain a secret for another four years, but his young girlfriend has lifted the lid on what happened in his final moments

The Company Chemists’ Association urged the Government to stump up more cash so pharmacies can become 'the first port of call for cardiovascular care' by delivering more blood pressure checks

Dermot and Lilly Murphy's daughter Vivienne had to have 17 per cent of her body cut away, but it still wasn't enough to save her life after a mild illness turned into a flesh-eating disease

Jenna Williams, 38, from Bargoed in Wales, has been living at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham while she waits for a vital heart operation

Millions of Brits are living with high blood pressure which can cause heart attacks and strokes

Cases of new Covid subvariant EG.5 have been identified in the UK, and experts have warned it could be the most contagious variant yet. But do you think prevention measures should be reintroduced?

A 13-year study of 20,000 Spaniards found that longer nappers had almost double the risk of developing heart problems, with analysis showing the optimal time to take for a siesta was between 15 and 30 minutes

Gemma Harries dislocated her knee at a hen do in November before she collapsed and went into cardiac arrest a few months later, dying at her boyfriend's home

Some 66% of adults are overweight or obese – and 90% of diabetics have Type 2, which is linked to unhealthy lifestyles and puts them at risk of heart attacks, strokes and amputations

In the past six years the number of people with diabetes has risen from 3.6 million to more than 5 million

Scientists have produced a probiotic which they believe has an enzyme capable of breaking down alcohol, which will reduce the effects of hangovers, as well as potential health issues

At the young age of one year and eight months old, Ayan has already undergone three invasive heart surgeries, and is now in intensive care and "fighting for his life"

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. James Wood contracted sepsis after a case of Strep A before being rushed to hospital when his skin turned yellow, with doctors labelling him one of the "poorliest patients in the country"