The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

In an Australian-first program inspiring the world, innovators have been asked to come up with heart health solutions and pitch to a room full of investors.

I have been struggling with erectile dysfunction ever since a bad breakup. The ‘blue pill’ works for me, but sex is still stressful

Some gum chewers could ingest around 30,000 microplastics a year

Letters: The Nidus haemodialysis device has undergone a successful clinical trial, but there is a lack of funding to get it through regulatory approval, write Dr Heather Lambert and Dr Malcolm Coulthard

A recent study suggests a simple two-pill combination for cholesterol management that's not only effective but could save over 330,000 lives each year.

People who suffer cardiac arrest are more likely to survive the medical condition in one Australian state than almost anywhere else in the world.

What is good and bad cholesterol? Should you remove fat from your diet? And what about shellfish? Experts explain it all

Roger Black was diagnosed with a heart condition at the age of 11, but won three Olympic medals.

Even those without a history of heart problems can experience subtle, often overlooked symptoms, suggests the story of a middle-aged healthy woman from Texas.

Nearly 50,000 years of healthy life are lost annually to cardiovascular disease caused by heat

COMMENT: The health secretary is wrong to suggest that doctors are overdiagnosing patients with psychiatric conditions – it’s just not in our own best interest to reach for the prescription pad and sign them off work, says Dr Ammad Butt