Latest heart disease News

Nearly 50 million people sign up call for clean air action for better health
Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
Extreme Heat Increases Heart Disease Burden
PBS should subsidise proven obesity management medicines: RACGP
Giving blood could be good for your health – new research
New breakthrough from CDU researchers could improve detection of potentially fatal sleep disorder
What do hearing loss, depression and high cholesterol have in common? All are risk factors for dementia
Fresh fruit down, junk food up: our modelling suggests Australians’ diets will get worse by 2030
Hope For Frozen Shoulder Treatment: New Trial
Study provides greater reassurance for people at risk of inherited heart disease
What’s the difference between wholemeal and wholegrain bread? Not a whole lot
World-Class Tech Delivering Faster Care, Closer To Home
“It’s about gaining health, not just losing weight”: peak GP body’s new obesity position
Australians Urged to Prioritise Brain Health During Brain Awareness Week 2025
How does toothpaste affect the good bacteria in your mouth?
Two new Board Directors join Northern Queensland PHN
Transforming clinical care for children with rare genetic diseases
British Heart Foundation’s Centre of Research Excellence launches at The University of Manchester
Life After Cancer Is Stronger With Healthy Heart
We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading
Novel Therapy Being Tested For Treating Rheumatic Fever
Australia’s biggest killer: smoking causes 66 deaths every day and 24,000 a year 
England subsidises drugs like Ozepmic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?
New Funding To Tackle Heart Disease And Diabetes
‘Culturally unsafe’ healthcare putting Indigenous youth at risk
Ramadan is almost here. 5 tips to boost your wellbeing and energy levels if you’re fasting
Empagliflozin after heart attack – New study yields unexpected results
Healthcare systems need to better respond to patients’ needs, finds first international OECD patient survey
Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over
Monash Expert: Landmark approval of weight loss drug for heart disease
SA Leads Way In Heartfelt Care
Diabetes during pregnancy can cause serious problems later – mothers need proper screening after birth
Rural Americans don’t live as long as those in cities − new research
Diabetes And Heart Disease Researchers Funded
With ‘damp drinking’ and ‘zebra striping’, Gen Z are embracing moderation – not abstinence – from alcohol
Seed oils are toxic, says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – but it’s not so simple
To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees
A disrupted protein recycling process can harm heart health
WHO’s Executive Board discusses health topics of interest to all
East Asian adults more prone to iron-related chronic disease
Your environment affects how well your medications work − identifying exactly how could make medicine better
Australia Day honours for Professors Vera Ignjatovic and Robert Weintraub
New link revealed between hypertension and the gut
Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea – new study
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
The George Institute for Global Health and Resolve to Save Lives welcome the WHO’s recommendation to replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes
Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in
Moment in the sun: why greenspace planning is key to better health