High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a common condition in older adults, with nearly two-thirds of people over 60 ...

It’s the thing we dread hearing at our midlife health check, but in fact an early diagnosis could prove a blessing. High ...

People with diabetes who took diuretics and alpha blockers had a higher risk for worsening frailty compared with those who ...

When it comes to managing your health, taking care of your heart often means making some sacrifices. If you're taking blood ...

We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might look like. And, as researchers are finding, ...

When you have more than one health condition, things start to get complicated. Life-threatening problems can result when drug ...

A soon-to-be-published study analyzed more than 6 million patient records to help support a growing link between heart and ...

There’s a bias towards older people because doctors are concerned that they won’t do well on these lower blood pressures,” ...

Several medications are available to treat high blood pressure, but more than 10 million Americans do not respond to the treatments, according to the American Heart Association.

Do you truly need that prescription for hypertension pills? A new study found an improperly positioned arm can lead to ...

"This is very basic, but hopefully reminds everybody it really does matter," says Brady, whose team has conducted several studies on how blood pressure readings can go awry. "Somebody could be ...

Certain commonly used arm positions may result in inaccurately high blood pressure readings and lead to a misdiagnosis of ...