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  1. BHF expands research portfolio to nearly £500 million amid immense heart health challenges

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:30:00 -0000

    British Heart Foundation has grown its lifesaving research portfolio to nearly £500 million as it continues to deliver for people’s hearts today

  2. BHF partnership with Tesco and health charities among most admired

    Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    Our partnership with Tesco and other health charities has been voted one of the ‘most admired’ in a new report.

  3. Most people who miss NHS Health Checks are in their forties, large-scale study finds

    Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0000

    People in their forties make up three-quarters of those who do not attend their NHS Health Check, according to a large-scale study of almost one million people

  4. Funding boost for new Scottish research network

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:30:00 -0000

    £5 million BHF funding boost for new Scottish research network pledges to tackle heart health.

  5. ‘A moment of real opportunity’: How decades of rich data means heart patients are poised to rapidly benefit from the AI healthcare revolution, experts say

    Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:00:00 -0000

    ‘A moment of real opportunity’: How decades of rich data means heart patients are poised to rapidly benefit from the AI healthcare revolution, experts say

  6. Phone calls from a pharmacist could help people achieve healthy cholesterol

    Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0000

    Regular follow-up calls from a pharmacist can help people lower their ‘bad’ (LDL) cholesterol by reminding them to take their medication

  7. Almost one in 10 people in high-risk groups may have had a hidden heart attack, study suggests

    Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    A “shocking” proportion of over-50s with common health problems like high blood pressure are having undetected heart attacks

  8. One in five people with unhealthy fat could have a heart attack

    Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    A simple blood test has revealed one in five people living with overweight and ‘unhealthy fat’ could have a heart attack in the next 10 years, in a study funded by us.