Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.

Healthcare professionals across Leicestershire are being offered a unique opportunity to enhance their careers and drive sustainability through North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College’s new Skills Bootcamp.

The countdown is on for the Obesity & Weight Management Alliance Conference, with just eight weeks until one of the most important events for UK healthcare professionals tackling the nation’s obesity crisis.

A Wolverhampton cardiology team has brought its improvements to national attention, highlighting how it has managed to improve waiting times for suspected heart failure patients.

The Obesity & Weight Management Alliance is thrilled to reveal the expert speaker line-up for its 2025 national conference, a must attend event for healthcare professionals dedicated to tackling obesity.

The Obesity & Weight Management Alliance is calling on registered healthcare professionals to join its growing network and gain access to free educational resources, events, and updates on the latest best practices in obesity management.

Heart experts at the University of Leicester have been awarded £400,000 to advance their work on a technique to assess a patient’s risk of sudden cardiac death.

A University of Dundee study has discovered the potential for Artificial Intelligence to transform care for heart failure patients.

The Lincolnshire Heart Centre is among the first non-surgical centres in the country to use a new life-saving device to assist with the heart function during complex procedures to treat narrowings in the arteries of the heart.

The human body has sophisticated defences against the deposition of calcium minerals that stiffen heart tissues, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators at UCLA Health and the University of Texas at Austin found in a new study that provides the first detailed, step-by-step documentation of how calcification progresses.

Patients with heart conditions at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust are set to benefit from an innovative new pacemaker procedure.

Researchers have discovered a better way of identifying those at high risk of potential heart attacks and strokes and other major cardiovascular disease events.

A University Hospitals of North Midlands patient has become the first in the UK to benefit from a safer and less complicated procedure thanks to a revolutionary stent graft.

A new multi-million pound cardio respiratory ward has opened at Medway Maritime Hospital providing more than 30 new beds and state-of-the-art facilities for patients with serious breathing or heart conditions.

The complex interplay of rising temperatures and exposure to polluting compounds and chemicals can damage children’s hearts, experts have warned.

A groundbreaking new procedure at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is giving hope to patients with a long-term heart condition.

Two Leicestershire cardiologists who made it their mission to teach every school leaver in the county lifesaving skills have seen their incredible efforts receive the royal seal of approval.

Researchers at Barts Heart Centre have found that a reusable ‘vest’ can detect a potentially fatal heart condition much sooner than currently possible.

A new project at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is helping to reduce hospital readmissions in heart attack, stroke and vascular patients.

AI has an important role to play in the future of healthcare, offering doctors and healthcare professionals the ability to improve patient care and automate labour-intensive tasks.