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.

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 ...

Regularly monitoring blood pressure is key to good health. But “garbage in = garbage out” as-always applies when it comes to ...

Apple Watch can now alert you to potential high blood pressure. Here’s how to enable hypertension alerts and which models support it. Apple has rolled out hypertension alerts for the Apple Watch, ...

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

To help combat health disparities in rural areas of Arkansas, the American Heart Association is rolling out a new initiative ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when the force that your blood exerts on the walls of your arteries and veins is higher than normal. Along with medications and lifestyle changes, drinking ...

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 ...

Garlic not only adds flavour and depth to a meal, it also has a number of health benefits. (Getty Images) Looking after your heart is essential to staying healthy, and eating a balanced diet can play ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO : Apple Watch Series 11 models that go on sale on Friday can notify users that they may have high blood pressure, in a feature the company has powered using artificial intelligence ...

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 ...