Screening patients for social needs in electronic medical records yielded a 9% improvement in blood pressure control over time, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it can creep up without obvious symptoms, damaging your body over time. In rural communities like Woods County, where ...

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

Hypertension can affect your mind, heart, eyes and more, often without causing any obvious symptoms at all.

There are new guidelines for preventing and treating high blood pressure, but one area doctor said the best medicine is what people can do for themselves. “We can talk about all the fancy stuff we can ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — New blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology could significantly reduce health risks, according to local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors may soon have a new way to treat high blood pressure, even among people for whom medicines haven’t worked well in the past ...

There’s a reason why this blood pressure reading is a big deal for 62-year-old Crystal Sears. Just five months ago, it was 162 over 96.