Latest cardiovascular disease News

Patients who suffer heart attack have more micro and nanoplastic in their blood – new study
Ultrafine Particles cause worldwide nearly two million premature deaths
One in four adults has metabolic syndrome – and it may be ageing their brains
Nine Projects To Get Australians Moving
Latest report card on Australia’s health reveals areas of improvement and challenges
WHO calls for urgent action as new cancer cases are projected to nearly double by 2050
Rethinking One-night Sleep Study
Movement breaks reduce health risks
Innovative soft robotic heart offers new way to study disease and test life-saving devices
Pharmac widens access to medicine for high cholesterol for everyone
New way to ‘listen’ to mini hearts could transform drug development
What happens to your blood when you’re stressed? We put it to the test
High Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease In Obesity
Immunotherapy may temporarily restore fertility in patients of premature menopause
Urine drug test may boost adherence to blood pressure medications
The new Vegemite Kids has 50% less salt. No, that’s not ‘un-Australian’
Surprising effect of common drug found
Taste and smell genes could help explain how diet influences disease risk
Simple eating window can rival dietitian advice in pre-diabetes study
How Macquarie clinicians are taking women’s healthier bodies to heart
Cooling ingredients in vapes might cause irregular heartbeats
Caring for non-communicable diseases during pregnancy, expert convening
Medical indemnity insurer Avant calls for national prescribing safety framework as pharmacist prescribing proposals pushes into complex care
Heart research gets a boost with HRC funding
Three KI Projects On 2026 IVA Research Impact List
Australia needs aged care nurses: why this speciality is gaining recognition
Elecoglipron, an oral small molecule GLP-1 RA, moves to Phase III programme and unlocks next chapter in AstraZeneca’s cardiometabolic and kidney portfolio
Protecting Heart Health In Era Of Temperature Extremes
Major international grant for research on how genetics and smooth muscle cells affect atherosclerosis
Project from Karolinska Institutet on IVA’s list for research impact 2026
Albanese Government backing women’s health and fitness in Alice Springs
Blood signature found to predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis
Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
Irregular heartbeat risk much lower in super-fit people than previously thought
Risk threshold for kidney disease confirmed by more accurate measurement
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
PFAS in ski wax: Despite bans, these forever chemicals linger in wax rooms, study shows – so does their health risk
Large grant for research on how weight cycling affects cardiovascular health
Almost one in 10 people in high-risk groups may have had a hidden heart attack, study suggests
UNSW researchers target invisible heart disease in women
Regenerative focused research grant to repair and restore damaged hearts
Changemakers LIVE highlights the next generation shaping the future of health
Ageing isn’t inevitable decline. It’s a system failure we can afford to fix but choose not to
Can Wegovy move the needle on NZ’s obesity crisis, or simply treat its symptoms?
Increased risk of cardiovascular disease in celiac disease
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Family First renews commitment to fight to close child gender clinics after fresh scandal involving ACON-backed facility
WA medical researchers to benefit from expanded lab facilities