British Heart Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (225971), Scotland (SC039426) and the Isle of Man (1295). A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (699547) ...

The Cardiff Half Marathon is one of Europe’s largest half marathons and is Wales’ largest mass participation event. Take part in this charity event and run past the city’s most breath-taking scenery ...

“For the last few years my regular health check at the GPs had shown my cholesterol levels were on the borderline of being unhealthy. But at the 2022 health check, the doctor gave me a call, concerned ...

“I’d known since around 2007 that I had high cholesterol, but because I was going to the gym a lot and was a healthy weight, I wasn’t too concerned. When I had a heart attack in December 2024, ...

“I found out about my high cholesterol almost by accident. I’d signed up for the Our Future Health study in November 2023, thinking I’d just pop in and help out. I wasn’t expecting anything to come of ...

Want to enjoy the benefits of staying active but find exercising difficult? An electric shock to the ear could help, according to recent headlines. In July, UK news outlets reported that a study had ...

Wegovy is the brand name for a medicine called semaglutide. It is approved for use in the NHS, alongside diet and physical activity, to manage excess weight and obesity in some people. It is only ...

We’re one of more than 40 organisations across the UK health sector to have committed to urgent action to reverse the ‘alarming decline’ in clinical academic posts. Clinical academics are NHS doctors, ...

The vaccine is the best way to protect yourself against serious illness and hospitalisation from Covid-19. That’s why people at higher risk, such as older people and those with certain health ...

When Ben was 42, he went to his GP surgery for an NHS health check, expecting nothing more than routine results. But he was shocked when the nurse doing his checks told him his chances of having a ...

Over the past six decades, huge strides have been made in improving outcomes for people living with cardiovascular disease in Scotland. However, with increasing ill health and unprecedented pressure ...

Lloyds Banking Group registered their defibrillators on The Circuit, and launched a pilot project with unlocked defibrillator cabinets to ensure 24/7 public access. Workplace Inclusion Manager, Kyra ...