High blood pressure affects nearly half of U.S. adults and contributed to over 664,000 deaths in 2023. Often symptomless, hypertension can lead to severe complications like heart attack and stroke.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension or high blood pressure affects nearly 220 million people in India, yet only 12% of them have it under control. (Image source: Freepik) ...

Hypertension or high blood pressure and low blood pressure are both so intricately linked with heart health that everyone who has ever visited a doctor for any illness has probably had to get their BP ...

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Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. A nutritious, balanced diet rich in fruits can help lower blood ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure—a condition called hypertension. In August 2025, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released new guidelines on ...

Ritu Trivedi is a member of the Australian National Hypertension Taskforce working groups for patient activation and engagement, and awareness and screening of high blood pressure. Dean Picone ...

A new drug may help people with high blood pressure that does not respond to existing medications. The results of a large clinical trial, published August 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...

High blood pressure silently threatens heart health, contributing to numerous deaths annually. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai suggests simple lifestyle adjustments like reducing salt intake, increasing potassium ...

Apple has announced a package of health features, alongside the launch of the new Apple Watch Series 11, including an alert that the wearer may have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

Cody Krebs has undergone a series of challenges after experiencing a severe spinal cord injury three years ago. The 32-year-old from Didsbury in central Alberta was hurt in a motor vehicle accident ...

Despite strong evidence that salt substitutes can safely lower sodium intake and reduce high blood pressure, very few Americans use them. A new analysis of nearly 20 years of national health data ...