For accurate readings, check your blood pressure twice a day, take five minutes to relax, and make sure you're following your monitor's directions.

Your systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure describe the pressure on your arteries at different points in your ...

To read your blood pressure measurements, it's important to know what's considered hypertension, and when you should seek ...

As per Apple, the new hypertension detection feature on the Apple Watch "works passively in the background" and assesses ...

A study explains why cuff-based blood pressure readings systematically underestimate systolic blood pressure. High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for premature death. Yet the gold ...

According to the American Heart Association, if you're at risk of a heart condition or hypertension, it's important to monitor your blood pressure regularly. There are several at-home blood pressure ...

The latest health-tracking feature on the Apple Watch has life-changing implications. Here's how to turn it on, and how it works.

Apple announced one of its most long-awaited new features for the Apple Watch series at its recent iPhone 17 family launch event: Apple Watch blood pressure alerts. Apple Watch owners will be able to ...

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.

Commentary: It's more of a precaution alert, but it's a start. And other current and past Apple Watches are getting the feature, too. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...