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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, ...

Exercise naturally raises your heart rate – also known as your pulse – which is the number of times your heart beats per minute (bpm). This is because your body and the muscles in your legs and arms ...

The weight-loss injection Mounjaro (tirzepatide) leads to greater weight loss than Wegovy (semaglutide), according to UK news outlets reporting on a new study. The research found Mounjaro reduced body ...

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 ...

Can you have a heart attack without knowing it? A ‘silent heart attack’ is a heart attack that has no symptoms. They’re often only diagnosed weeks, months or years afterwards, during a routine ...

Improving your balance helps you feel more stable and coordinated when you’re moving around, which can help reduce the risk of falling and hurting yourself. This is particularly important as you get ...

How do weight-loss injections work? Weight-loss injections like Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) have gained widespread attention over the past few years as an effective new treatment ...

An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds, according to the results of a real-world trial part-funded by us and presented at the European Society of ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) can increase your risk of heart and circulatory diseases. But changing what you eat can make a difference. In the 1990s, a new diet was designed to lower blood ...

The carnivore diet – limited to meat, fish, seafood, eggs and some dairy products, which are high in protein, saturated fats and low in fibre – is a healthy way to lose weight, lower blood sugar and ...

Being told you have high cholesterol can be worrying, and you may be wondering how long it will take for your blood cholesterol to come back down to a healthy level. It’s important to lower high ...