News Archive

Professor Graham A MacGregor (1941-2025) 

Dear BIHS members, It is with great sadness that we share the news with you that Professor Graham A MacGregor, died peacefully with his family around him on 1st September 2025. Graham was a physician, hypertension researcher and public health... Read more

2 Sep 2025

ESC LATE BREAKING TRIAL - MADRID, SPAIN

First UK study to confirm that ethnicity matters for hypertension treatment

  UK, 29 August 2025: Ground-breaking results from the AIM-HY INFORM trial, presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Madrid, reinforce the critical importance of personalised medicine in hypertension care. The trial is... Read more

29 Aug 2025

Launch of the BIHS-FFCH Emerging Hypertension Leaders Summer School

Launch of the Emerging Hypertension Leaders Summer School

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14 Aug 2025

Call to action: British and Irish hypertension society position statement on blood pressure treatment thresholds and targets

Read the full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-025-01055-z Read more

29 Jul 2025

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