In a new report published in JAMA Cardiology, health policy experts at Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth ...

Nearly 200 million Americans have high blood pressure, but new research suggests about 1-in-6 adults in the United States with hypertension don’t even know they have it. Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY ...

Duke University’s Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of ...

Having high blood pressure, called hypertension, is the biggest risk for disability, dementia, and early death around the world.

Blood pressure tends to increase as people get older. See how systolic and diastolic pressure change with age and affect ...

Essential hypertension, or primary hypertension, refers to high blood pressure unrelated to a condition. Learn about symptoms ...

Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) can hamper breathing, damage the heart, and even threaten a person's life. While modern treatments can often relieve symptoms, patients have to do their part to ...

A new global study just confirmed what many of us feared—chronic stress significantly increases the risk of stroke. In a ...

If you have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, medications can help prevent serious health conditions, including heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and congestive heart failure.

A new study reveals that consuming minimally processed plant-based proteins like beans, nuts, and lentils can significantly ...

The proportion of Americans with both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes has doubled during the past two decades These folks have more than twice the risk of death from any cause and a tripled ...