There are many cultural misconceptions about diabetes â one of the most common being the dangerous assumption that type 1 and type 2 diabetes are one and the same.
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Targeted checks 'prevent one-in-10 heart attacks'
Nearly one in 10 heart attacks and strokes in England and Wales could be prevented if routine check-ups were better targeted, say researchers.
The RC (UK) Statement on the NHS Ten Year Plan
The Resuscitation Council (UK) welcomes the NHS Long Term Plan released 7 January 2019. It is great to see such a strong focus on cardiovascular disease, with the plan going much further than its predecessor, the NHS Five Year Forward View, in this regard.
Heart failure: New drug could halt disease and improve heart function
Heart failure occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood effectively. Current treatments can slow or stop the disease getting worse, but they can't regress it. Now, scientists have designed a molecule that could not only curb heart failure but also improve the heart's blood pumping ability.
Common blood pressure drug may increase cardiac arrest risk
A preliminary study concludes that a drug that doctors commonly prescribe to treat angina and blood pressure might increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
