Cardiovascular

Overtime is bad for the heart, according to researchers who followed the careers of more than 6,000 Whitehall civil servants.

Spikes in blood pressure that would previously have been ignored could indicate that someone is at risk of a stroke and needs treatment, new research suggests.

People with heart disease are taking more drugs to control the condition but not improving their lifestyles to match, a big survey has found.

A simple new test could save babies’ lives, by picking up life-threatening heart defects before a newborn baby goes home from hospital.

If you’re a regular coffee drinker, you now may have more reason to enjoy the habit, according to a new study.