“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that about 17 million Americans ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...

There are many reasons you may want to track your blood pressure. For starters, it can tell you about your overall cardiovascular health, but it will also help you monitor your risk of heart ...

It’s imperative to keep a check on blood pressure for maintaining total health, especially for those dealing with hypertension or other cardiac diseases. Although the typical upper arm monitors ...

Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.

A greater vertical distance between the heart and where the cuff is placed can increase hydrostatic pressure in the arteries, or the pressure of the blood against the wall, due to gravity’s ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either ... on a table with the middle of the cuff positioned at heart level. This suggests that ...