Heart and lungs news

Your guide to the heart and lungs science that makes the news.

Over-75s who stop taking statins 'may raise risk of heart attack'
Wednesday 31 July 2019
High blood pressure and cholesterol in young adults linked to heart disease in later life
Tuesday 16 July 2019
Asthma attacks triple when children return to school in September
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Does more leg fat protect women against heart attack and stroke?
Tuesday 2 July 2019
Heart scan may detect young people at risk of sudden cardiac death
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Can erection problem medicines help reverse heart failure?
Thursday 2 May 2019
New cholesterol-lowering drug shows promise
Thursday 14 March 2019
Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease
Tuesday 19 February 2019
E-cigs 'twice as effective' than nicotine patches, gum or sprays for quitting
Thursday 31 January 2019
Are you experiencing a post-Christmas cholesterol level 'spike'?
Wednesday 2 January 2019
Could some people benefit from a higher dosage of statins?
Monday 10 December 2018
Smoking, diabetes and high blood pressure increase risk of heart attack more in women than men
Thursday 8 November 2018
Smoking and alcohol affect teenagers' artery health
Thursday 30 August 2018
Honey, not antibiotics, recommended for coughs
Thursday 23 August 2018
Study finds e-cigarettes may make lungs vulnerable to infection
Tuesday 14 August 2018
Minimal evidence to show omega-3 prevents heart disease
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Even slightly raised blood pressure in middle age may increase dementia risk
Thursday 14 June 2018
People with severe eczema at higher risk of heart conditions
Thursday 24 May 2018
People no longer being treated for irregular pulse 'may still have stroke risk'
Friday 11 May 2018
'Apple-shaped' women may have increased heart attack risk
Friday 2 March 2018
Just one cigarette a day increases heart disease and stroke risk
Thursday 25 January 2018
Do women fare worse than men after a heart attack?
Monday 8 January 2018
Number of new heart failure cases in the UK is on the rise
Thursday 23 November 2017
Probiotic studied to see if it lowers blood pressure in mice
Friday 17 November 2017
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications', study reports
Friday 27 October 2017