A landmark study has for the first time described the characteristics and symptoms of childhood-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Around 200 stroke patients in Scotland’s Forth Valley have benefitted from a range of services from a new team which recently celebrated its first anniversary.

A study has found high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, often called the “good cholesterol,” may not be as effective as scientists once believed in uniformly predicting cardiovascular disease risk among adults of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

A new study demonstrated that shingles is associated with an almost 30 per cent higher long-term risk of a major cardiovascular event such as stroke or heart attack.

The NHS in the North East and North Cumbria has introduced a service to help hundreds of people combat type 2 diabetes by losing weight.

Young adults who experience kidney function decline tend to have accelerated progression to more severe chronic kidney disease and higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle age.

A Barts Health NHS Trust project which has cut the time spent in hospital for some heart attack patients by more than half has won a Health Service Journal award.

In a new study, researchers found first-degree relatives of patients with NAFLD characterised by advanced fibrosis are at a 15 per cent risk of developing the condition.

To improve stroke outcomes, scientists in the Texas A&M University School of Medicine in the United States are pioneering research into the connection between stroke-induced gut permeability, or leakiness, and cognitive impairment.

AstraZeneca, a leader in cardiorenal research, presented new data at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2022 in Orlando, Florida, US on the importance of earlier screening and diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the impact of Farxiga on reducing healthcare costs1,2.

A multi-institution study has identified that iron drives the formation of fatty tissue in the heart and leads to chronic heart failure in about 50 per cent of heart attack survivors.

Hundreds of thousands of people living with type 2 diabetes in Wales are missing out on vital free education.

A record-breaking number of healthcare professionals attended Diabetes Professional Care to learn about the latest best practice to boost frontline NHS services.

Researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada say the flu vaccine lowers the risk of stroke among adults even if they are not at high risk for stroke.

An award-winning diabetes nursing group has launched an educational resource this month to mark World Diabetes Day.

Innovative technology that is improving the lives of people with diabetes will take centre stage at this year’s Diabetes Professional Care conference.

Thousands of UK healthcare professionals will soon be shown how to embrace a landmark shift in the country’s guidelines on supporting people living with diabetes.

More than 5,000 healthcare professionals are expected at a national conference known as the “must-attend event” for everyone involved in the treatment and management of diabetes.

Severe ambulance delays, inaccessible care and ever-growing waiting lists are contributing to heart patients dying needlessly, warns new analysis from the British Heart Foundation.

A big group of bacteria found in our soil and our water are harmless for most of us, but a new study indicates they are associated with an increased risk of dying in individuals whose kidneys have failed.