A £20 home heart check that could save GPs hours of time per week and prevent up to 136,000 deaths per year has been launched today. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) - the general term used for conditions ...

Have you been told that you have, or are at risk for, hypertension, aka high blood pressure? You're not alone: Nearly half of Americans are considered to have high blood pressure. Your doctor may ...

Your doctor will use these factors to determine a score of how likely you are to experience a heart attack or stroke within ...

People are usually invited to get a heart check via a letter from their GP. But Prof Newton's research in Middlesbrough found that these letters were often written in a "highbrow way" and easily ...

Walking is one of the best forms of exercise you can choose, but in order to be beneficial, you have to walk fast enough to ...

While some measures of physical fitness such as athletic ability and one's strength or stamina may be difficult to ascertain right away, others are more obvious. One's resting heart rate, for instance ...

The tiny blood vessels in a person’s eyes can be used to predict their risk of heart disease, as well as whether they’re ...

Canadian researchers find that retinal scans could predict heart disease risk and biological ageing, offering a noninvasive, ...

Fatty fish, like salmon, herring, and sardine, provide omega-3 fatty acids, crucial for heart and brain health. The body can't make these fats, so you will need to get them from your diet.

Key context is missing from a widely shared social media post that suggests eating “excessive” amounts of fruit can increase the risk of coronary heart disease. The post conflates the effects of added ...

Including fertility tests in preventive health check-ups helps detect hormonal, metabolic, and reproductive issues early, ...