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Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic

New healthy food standard will see big businesses promoting healthier food and drink

  Read Press Release  “This new Healthy Food Standard is an important step forward in shifting the UK’s health system from one of treatment to one of prevention. As a society dedicated to preventing high blood pressure and cardiovascular... Read more

30 Jun 2025

Protecting 1 Billion Hearts

Call to Action

A global call to action to control high blood pressure. By expanding simple, effective, inexpensive treatment for the one billion people with uncontrolled hypertension globally, we can save tens of millions of lives. Uncontrolled blood pressure... Read more

5 Jun 2025

British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS) and The UK Kidney Association Join Forces for Prevention (UKKA)

British and Irish Hypertension Society and The UK Kidney Association Join Forces for Prevention This WorldHypertensionDay 17th May 2025, we’re proud to announce a strategic partnership between the BIHS and UKKA- uniting two expert communities in... Read more

19 May 2025

Professor Peter Sever awarded the Peter Sleight Excellence Award

We are delighted to announce that the World Hypertension League awarded Professor Peter Sever the Peter Sleight Excellence Award in Hypertension Clinical Research Trials. Everyone at the BIHS would like to congratulate Peter on this prestigious... Read more

17 May 2025

BEATWISE Podcast Series

What is High Blood Pressure

New BEATWISE the Podcast Episode Episode #30: What is High Blood Pressure Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters - May 2nd Welcome to Beatwise The Podcast! This is the first episode of a special three-part series. Joining... Read more

6 May 2025